Bible CLI
Terminal Bible reader and CLI for bible-api — TUI chapter reader, verse lookup, search, and curl-friendly install.
A terminal Bible reader and CLI for the Bible API — the same API used by Bible Web.
bible-cli opens a full-screen chapter TUI. bible-cli John 3:16 prints a verse. Default translation is WEB.
Author: tuxr. License: MIT.
Install
No Go required:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tuxr/bible-cli/main/scripts/install.sh | shAlso:
go install github.com/tuxr/bible-cli/cmd/bible-cli@latestBreaking: the command was renamed from bible to bible-cli because Debian/Ubuntu bible-kjv already owns /usr/bin/bible.
Commands
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
tui |
Full-screen chapter reader |
read / ref lookup |
Print a verse, range, or chapter |
search |
Full-text search |
translations |
List translations |
books |
List books |
random |
Random verse |
update |
Update this install |
uninstall |
Remove the binary |
version |
Print version |
completion |
Shell completion |
TUI
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
j / k |
Next / previous verse |
n / p |
Next / previous chapter |
b |
Book picker |
t |
Translation |
/ |
Search |
? |
Help |
q |
Quit |
Config
Config lives at XDG bible/config.toml. Red-letter is supported. Themes: dark, light, and auto.