1 Samuel 16:7: Printable Verse Cards (Bible in Basic English)

One verse, eight to a sheet, Letter or A4. Print at 100%, then cut along the dashes. A cover sheet with the five steps prints first.

How to learn a verseBBE

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

1 Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.

1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.
2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.But the Lord ____ to Samuel, Do ___ take note of ___ face or how ____ he is, because ___ will not have ___: for the Lord's ____ is not man's; ___ takes note of ___ outer form, but ___ Lord sees the _____.
3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.But ___ ____ said ___ ______, Do ___ ____ note ___ ___ face ___ ___ tall ___ ___, because ___ ____ not ____ ___: for ___ ______ view ___ ___ man's; ___ _____ note ___ ___ outer ____, ___ the ____ ____ the _____.
4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.B t L s t S, D n t n o h f o h t h i, b I w n h h: f t L v i n m; m t n o t o f, b t L s t h.
5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.1 Samuel 16:7

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.

1 Samuel 16:7BBE

But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.