yes that is one of the inherent risks of highlighters. I suppose perhaps a pencil would be safest, though i tend to violently tear holes in the pages when using an eraser. Perhaps someone (zondervan maybe?) should develop a bible made for people like me. It would be made of metal with lazer burned words. Or a gigantic dry erase bible could work. However, it would be very inconvenient to tow your bible to church on a trailer.
This is why I just don’t mark verses. I like my pretty, clean pages. *pats Bible* The only verse I have marked is John 3:16, which is highlighted because I needed it to stand out in a photo and I, like an eejit, didn’t think of doing it in Photoshop later.
XD Ooh, yes, I do things like that all the time. I have all these sticky notes sticking out of the top of my Bible, marking favorite verses and chapters. 😀
Haha, I tried underlining in my Bible with pencil once, but it only lasted for about a week. Now if I find a verse I want to remember, I get an index card and write it down and then stick it back in the Bible…or I just leave it sitting around, or it falls out of the Bible. =P
Oh, heavens, this is so me. If it’s with pencil, I try to erase, but it doesn’t come off, and it looks messy, and my re-try of the underlining is even worse, and … *groans* I don’t dare try with pen because it’ll look like I REALLY hate the Bible. xD
Proverbs 31 Teen 
Oh darling, I feel for you entirely. >.<
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It’s really bad when I’m using pen. 😛
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Ikr? And then with pencil it’s not bold enough to see.
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Yes! Unless it’s a mechanical pencil, but those always seem to want to tear those delicate Bible pages. 😀
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I have also ruined my bible with poor underlining technique. I think the key is hi-lighters!
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Yes! Except when I use highlighters, I end up highlighting the lines above and below the verse I want. 😛 I just can’t win.
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yes that is one of the inherent risks of highlighters. I suppose perhaps a pencil would be safest, though i tend to violently tear holes in the pages when using an eraser. Perhaps someone (zondervan maybe?) should develop a bible made for people like me. It would be made of metal with lazer burned words. Or a gigantic dry erase bible could work. However, it would be very inconvenient to tow your bible to church on a trailer.
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Haha, yes! Thank goodness for Kindle Bibles and Bible apps. Sometimes I’ll just write references on a separate sheet of paper. 😉
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Good idea! Though, the concept of towing your huge metal Bible around behind a truck entertains me a great deal.
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It does. If that works out, you may want to make a video and upload it to Youtube…
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This happens a lot to me, too. I’d use highlighters, but then they would end up bleeding through. I can’t win :/.
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Exactly! Or your hand moves and you highlight verses you don’t want to highlight. 😉
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This is why I just don’t mark verses. I like my pretty, clean pages. *pats Bible* The only verse I have marked is John 3:16, which is highlighted because I needed it to stand out in a photo and I, like an eejit, didn’t think of doing it in Photoshop later.
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XD Ooh, yes, I do things like that all the time. I have all these sticky notes sticking out of the top of my Bible, marking favorite verses and chapters. 😀
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Haha, I tried underlining in my Bible with pencil once, but it only lasted for about a week. Now if I find a verse I want to remember, I get an index card and write it down and then stick it back in the Bible…or I just leave it sitting around, or it falls out of the Bible. =P
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Haha, well, that seems like a pretty good system, at least!
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Perfect metaphor for life.
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Oh, heavens, this is so me. If it’s with pencil, I try to erase, but it doesn’t come off, and it looks messy, and my re-try of the underlining is even worse, and … *groans* I don’t dare try with pen because it’ll look like I REALLY hate the Bible. xD
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I know! I’ve reverted to just putting a star next to the verse. 😛
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