Bible API - Ruby Gem

Bible is a simple tool for getting bible verses. Simply provide the book, chapter, and verse, and the API will return the verse.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'apiverve_bible'

And then execute:

$ bundle install

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install apiverve_bible

Getting Started

Get your API key at APIVerve

Basic Usage

require 'apiverve_bible'

# Initialize the client
client = APIVerve::Bible::Client.new(api_key: "YOUR_API_KEY")

# Make a request
response = client.execute({
  book: "Genesis",
  version: "KJV",
  chapter: 5,
  verse: 17
})

# Print the response
puts response

Error Handling

begin
  response = client.execute({ book: "Genesis", version: "KJV", chapter: 5, verse: 17 })
  puts response["data"]
rescue APIVerve::Bible::ValidationError => e
  puts "Validation error: #{e.errors.join(', ')}"
rescue APIVerve::Bible::APIError => e
  puts "API error: #{e.message}"
  puts "Status code: #{e.status_code}"
end

Debug Mode

# Enable debug logging
client = APIVerve::Bible::Client.new(
  api_key: "YOUR_API_KEY",
  debug: true
)

Example Response

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "text": "But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.",
    "book": "Genesis",
    "abbr": "gn",
    "chapter": 6,
    "verses": [
      18
    ],
    "version": "KJV",
    "testament": "Old Testament",
    "bookNumber": 1,
    "totalChapters": 50,
    "totalVersesInChapter": 22,
    "wordCount": 29
  }
}

Documentation

For more information, visit the API Documentation.

Support

License

This gem is available under the MIT License.