SwordBible for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffMay 21, 2012

SwordBible offers users a no-frills digital Bible with an automated daily devotional. What this program lacks in flare, it makes up for in fantastic features.

The program is fairly complex, though not impossible to master. Its confusing icons will take some time to learn because of the cluttered interface. Another headache is that each Bible section in the menu is abbreviated, so users must know that Exod is short for Exodus and so on. Fortunately, the program's Help file is excellent and simple to manage. Once the navigational kinks are worked out, SwordBible reveals itself to be an excellent tool for studying the Bible. To start with, users choose between the King James Bible or the World English Bible. Each is simple to scroll through and contains the entire text. A Biblical verse and a devotional appear daily in a pop-up screen. Users can cycle through a calendar to preview upcoming entries or review past ones. The program is ripe with special features that help users enjoy their readings more. One neat feature allows users to compare passages from both Bible versions side by side. Another allows users to add and remove various annotations with a simple command button. In addition, users can search the entire Bible for a verse or phrase just like an online search engine.

While its interface is initially troubling, this freeware program's benefits quickly erase any problems. With great features and two easy-to-manage Bibles, this is a great download for religious readers.

What’s new in version 5.42

Version 5.42 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: September 1, 2009

Latest update: May 21, 2012

Version: 5.42

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 10
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows Vista

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 42,656

Downloads Last Week: 6

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User Reviews

3.8/5

21 User Votes

Well designed program for a range of user levels
SolitariumMay 29, 2012
Pros
Easy to use Great layout Plenty of downloadable resources One I will continue to use
Cons
Haven't found any yet
Summary
Pop-up ads
terrickisaiah555January 2, 2011
Pros
clean interface
Cons
Whenever you click on a chapter it brings up a browser window to some ad. This is obtrusively ad supported freeware
Summary
May as well use SWORD instead<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Jan 2, 2011<p/>Well I accidentally reviewed SWORD when I meant to be reviewing BiblePro and I can't find a way to remove my review, sooo SWORD is awesome and BiblePro is not!
Download corrupted
anebanaJuly 3, 2010
Pros
It appears as a good bible programme but see below
Cons
Can not tell real effectiveness of the progam as it will not open. A message appears saying that the download was bad.
Summary
The programme cannot be opened so a truthful summary is not possible at this time.
Hard to judge something that didn't work
pauljschroederDecember 2, 2009
Pros
None yet to report
Cons
Download is corrupted
Summary
Download is corrupted
milamthomasSeptember 4, 2009
Pros
can't open file
Cons
can't open file
Summary
Awesome program!
starbright06April 7, 2009
Pros
I like all of the resources that are available. So many different bibles and books and commentaries and things that you can download and expand it. I really love the daily devotional and the reading the bible in a year module that was added.
Cons
It has some bugs that cause the program to freeze up when you try to open and start it and also the daily read the bible in a year freezes up as well..
Summary
Over all great program but they do need to fix the bugs that make the program freeze up and not start correctly. When you click on the icon to start it freezes at the Swordbible logo. You have to click on the Swordbible logo and move it to the side, then click on the ok tab for the error msg that is behind the logo and then the program will open up; also happens when you click on the daily bible reading tab on the daily devotional window.
Some one finally got somthing right!
Slik1956February 13, 2009
Pros
This is an excellent software!The additional texts that are available are worth the time to install,and learn to use this program!
Cons
None!I have found no faults with this program.Very well put together software!
Summary
This is good for anyone interested in indepth,as well as beginning Bible studies!Kudo's!
FOR STUDY AND DEVOTIONS THIS IS REALLY USEFULL
wlidell1September 24, 2008
Pros
FOR A FREE REFERENCE AND STUDY AID THIS IS AN AWESOME WELL PUT TOGETHER WITH A VERSATILE INTERFACE THAT ANYONE WOULD ENJOY.
Cons
I SEE NO ISSUE'S HERE
Summary
it's cool.
wexhillAugust 10, 2008
Pros
the daily devotion
Cons
found nothing yet
Summary
Very Good indeed...
venuz83May 7, 2008
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Cons
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Developer’s Description

Read and reference the Bible on your PC.

Read and reference hundreds of bibles, commentaries, dictionaries, and daily devotionals. Create daily reading plans to study the bible in a month or a year, keeping track of your progress as you go along.