Bible Quiz – Psalm 15 (MCQs)
Psalm 15 is one of the most concise yet searching
passages in the Book of Psalms. In just a few verses, David answers a profound
question: Who is worthy to live in the presence of the Lord?
This quiz series is designed to help readers move
beyond casual reading into careful, attentive engagement with Scripture. Each
section increases in difficulty, challenging not only memory but also accuracy,
discernment, and respect for the exact wording of the biblical text.
Whether you are a Bible student, teacher, quiz
participant, or devotional reader, these rounds invite you to slow down, read
closely, and reflect deeply on what God values in a righteous life.
How the Quiz Is Structured
The Psalm 15 quiz is divided into multiple
sections, each serving a specific purpose:
1. Standard MCQ Round
Focuses on direct comprehension of Psalm 15.
Ideal for readers becoming familiar with the
psalm’s content and flow.
2. Advanced / Tricky Round
Tests attention to nuance, implied meaning, and
moral emphasis.
Questions require careful reading rather than quick
recall.
3. Cross-Reference Trap Round
All incorrect options are real Bible verses—but not
from Psalm 15.
This section tests whether readers can distinguish
the psalm’s wording from similar passages elsewhere in Scripture.
4. EXTREME “No-Hints” Scholar Round
No clues, no prompts—only exact textual knowledge.
Designed for advanced readers who rely on precision
rather than familiarity.
5. EXTREME “One-Hint-Only” Round
Each question includes just one cryptic hint.
This round balances memory, insight, and discipline
under pressure.
Instructions for Readers
Read each question carefully—many options sound
biblical but may not belong to Psalm 15.
Do not rely on paraphrased memory; Psalm 15 rewards
exact attention to words.
Reference verses are provided after each answer for
learning and reflection.
Try each round honestly before checking the answers
for maximum benefit.
Use this quiz individually, in Bible study groups,
youth sessions, or quiz competitions.
Purpose of This Quiz
This is not just a test of knowledge, but an
invitation to ask:
Do my words, actions, integrity, and commitments
reflect the character described in Psalm 15?
Bible Quiz – Psalm 15
(MCQs)
Psalm 15 is a short but powerful psalm that answers
a vital spiritual question: Who is worthy to live in God’s holy presence?
This Multiple-Choice Quiz tests not only memory of
the text but understanding of God’s standards for righteous living.
📖 Question
1
Who may dwell in the Lord’s
sacred tent?
A. He who fasts regularly
B. He who lives on Mount Zion
C. He who walks blamelessly
D. He who offers many sacrifices
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:1–2
“Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?
Who may live on your holy mountain?
The one whose walk is blameless,
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from their heart.”
📖 Question
2
Which quality is specifically
mentioned about speech in Psalm 15?
A. Speaks boldly
B. Speaks wisely
C. Speaks the truth from the heart
D. Speaks kindly to all
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:2
“The one whose walk is blameless,
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from their heart.”
📖 Question
3
What does the righteous person
NOT do with their tongue?
A. Teach others
B. Boast
C. Slander
D. Pray
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:3
“Whose tongue utters no slander,
who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others.”
📖 Question
4
How does the person approved by
God treat a vile person?
A. Honors them
B. Ignores them
C. Fears them
D. Despises them
✅ Correct
Answer: D
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:4a
“Who despises a vile person
but honors those who fear the Lord;”
📖 Question
5
What does the righteous person do
even when it hurts?
A. Keeps silent
B. Prays more
C. Keeps an oath
D. Offers sacrifices
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:4b
“Who keeps an oath even when it hurts,
and does not change their mind;”
📖 Question
6
What financial practice is
condemned in Psalm 15?
A. Saving money
B. Lending freely
C. Charging interest to the poor
D. Paying taxes
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:5a
“Who lends money to the poor without interest;
who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.”
📖 Question
7
What is promised to the one who
lives according to Psalm 15?
A. Wealth and prosperity
B. Long life
C. They will never be shaken
D. Honor among men
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:5b
“Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.”
Psalm 15 teaches that true righteousness is seen in
character, speech, integrity, and justice, not rituals alone. God desires
hearts that live truthfully before Him and compassionately toward others.
🔥 Advanced / Tricky Bible Quiz – Psalm 15
🧠 Question
1
Psalm 15 opens with two parallel
questions. What do they collectively refer to?
A. Two different groups of worshipers
B. Physical locations only
C. God’s presence and fellowship
D. Israel’s religious festivals
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:1
“Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?
Who may live on your holy mountain?”
📌 Trick Insight:
The “tent” and “mountain” symbolize continuous
fellowship with God, not mere physical residence.
🧠 Question
2
Which of the following qualities
in Psalm 15 is internal rather than external?
A. Does what is righteous
B. Walks blamelessly
C. Speaks the truth from the heart
D. Honors those who fear the Lord
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:2
“…who speaks the truth from their heart.”
📌 Trick Insight:
Truthfulness is measured at the heart level, not
just spoken words.
🧠 Question
3
In Psalm 15:3, three related sins
are listed. Which one deals specifically with damage done through speech?
A. Does no wrong
B. Casts no slur
C. Lives blamelessly
D. Honors the Lord
✅ Correct
Answer: B
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:3
“Whose tongue utters no slander,
who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others.”
📌 Trick Insight:
“Slur” refers to reputation-damaging speech, even
if indirect.
🧠 Question
4
Which contrast in Psalm 15:4
reveals moral discernment, not social preference?
A. Rich vs poor
B. Strong vs weak
C. Vile person vs God-fearer
D. Friend vs enemy
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:4
“Who despises a vile person
but honors those who fear the Lord;”
📌 Trick Insight:
The psalm is about values, not personalities.
🧠 Question
5
What makes the keeping of an oath
in Psalm 15 especially difficult?
A. It was sworn publicly
B. It brings no benefit
C. It causes personal loss
D. It involves others
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:4
“Who keeps an oath even when it hurts,
and does not change their mind;”
📌 Trick Insight:
Integrity is proven when obedience costs something.
🧠 Question
6
Which financial behavior in Psalm
15 violates justice rather than generosity?
A. Lending money
B. Lending without interest
C. Accepting a bribe against the innocent
D. Giving to the poor
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:5
“Who lends money to the poor without interest;
who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.”
📌 Trick Insight:
Bribery corrupts justice—even if it benefits the
receiver.
🧠 Question
7
The phrase “will never be shaken”
most nearly means:
A. Will never face hardship
B. Will never sin
C. Will remain spiritually secure
D. Will never die
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:5
“Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.”
📌 Trick Insight:
Stability refers to spiritual standing before God,
not earthly comfort.
🧠 Question
8
Which theme best summarizes Psalm
15?
A. Ritual purity
B. Temple worship rules
C. Ethical integrity as worship
D. National identity
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15 (Entire Psalm)
📌 Trick Insight:
Psalm 15 teaches that how one lives is itself an
act of worship.
Psalm 15 shifts worship from ceremony to character.
The true test of righteousness is speech,
integrity, justice, and faithfulness under pressure.
🧠 Cross-Reference Trap Questions – Psalm 15
Warning to Readers:
⚠️ Each wrong option is a true Bible verse—but from
another passage.
Choose only what Psalm 15 actually says.
🪤 Question
1
Which statement about righteous
living is explicitly stated in Psalm 15?
A. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall
see God.”
B. “The one whose walk is blameless.”
C. “Create in me a clean heart, O God.”
D. “Walk humbly with your God.”
✅ Correct
Answer: B
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:2
“The one whose walk is blameless,
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from their heart.”
🪤 Trap Sources:
A – Matthew 5:8
C – Psalm 51:10
D – Micah 6:8
🪤 Question 2
Which phrase regarding speech
belongs only to Psalm 15?
A. “A soft answer turns away wrath.”
B. “Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth.”
C. “Whose tongue utters no slander.”
D. “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of
your mouth.”
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:3
“Whose tongue utters no slander,
who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others.”
🪤 Trap Sources:
A – Proverbs 15:1
B – Psalm 141:3
D – Ephesians 4:29
🪤 Question
3
Which action toward others is
named in Psalm 15 and not borrowed from the Law or Prophets?
A. Loving your neighbor as yourself
B. Doing no wrong to a neighbor
C. Defending the oppressed
D. Showing kindness to strangers
✅ Correct
Answer: B
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:3
“…who does no wrong to a neighbor…”
🪤 Trap Sources:
A – Leviticus 19:18
C – Isaiah 1:17
D – Deuteronomy 10:19
🪤 Question
4
Which moral contrast does Psalm
15 itself make?
A. Wise vs foolish
B. Righteous vs wicked
C. Vile person vs one who fears the Lord
D. Faithful vs faithless
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:4
“Who despises a vile person
but honors those who fear the Lord;”
🪤 Trap Sources:
A – Proverbs 10
B – Psalm 1
D – 2 Timothy 2:13
🪤 Question
5
Which oath-related statement
appears exactly in Psalm 15?
A. “Do not swear at all.”
B. “Let your yes be yes.”
C. “Keeps an oath even when it hurts.”
D. “Swear by the name of the Lord.”
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:4
“Who keeps an oath even when it hurts,
and does not change their mind;”
🪤 Trap Sources:
A – Matthew 5:34
B – Matthew 5:37
D – Deuteronomy 6:13
🪤 Question
6
Which financial ethic is
specifically stated in Psalm 15?
A. Giving a tenth of all income
B. Lending without interest to the poor
C. Canceling debts every seven years
D. Providing for widows and orphans
✅ Correct
Answer: B
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:5
“Who lends money to the poor without interest;
who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.”
🪤 Trap Sources:
A – Malachi 3:10
C – Deuteronomy 15:1
D – James 1:27
🪤 Question
7
Which promise concludes Psalm 15?
A. “They shall inherit the land.”
B. “They shall mount up with wings like eagles.”
C. “They will never be shaken.”
D. “They shall shine like the stars.”
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖
Reference Verse – Psalm 15:5
“Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.”
🪤 Trap Sources:
A – Psalm 37:9
B – Isaiah 40:31
D – Daniel 12:3
Psalm 15 is often confused with other ethical
passages, but its power lies in its concise, character-focused test of
righteousness—not ceremonial law, not prophecy, not New Testament teaching.
Sharpen your Scripture accuracy by revisiting Psalm
15 carefully—and challenge others to do the same with these cross-reference
traps.
EXTREME “No-Hints”
Scholar Round – Psalm 15
Rules for Participants:
❌ No hints
❌ No cross-reference clues
❌ No interpretive guidance
✔ Only
what Psalm 15 actually says
❓ Question
1
Which phrase opens Psalm 15?
A. Lord, who shall stand before you?
B. Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?
C. Lord, who is worthy to be praised?
D. Lord, who may enter your sanctuary?
✅ Correct
Answer: B
📖 Psalm 15:1
“Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?
Who may live on your holy mountain?”
❓ Question
2
Which action is paired with
“walks blamelessly”?
A. Loves mercy
B. Does what is righteous
C. Obeys the law
D. Fears the Lord
✅ Correct
Answer: B
📖 Psalm 15:2
“The one whose walk is blameless,
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from their heart.”
❓ Question
3
Which expression does Psalm 15
use to describe misuse of speech?
A. Lies in the mouth
B. Deceitful words
C. Tongue utters no slander
D. Corrupt communication
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖 Psalm 15:3
“Whose tongue utters no slander,
who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others.”
❓ Question
4
Which relationship is explicitly
mentioned in Psalm 15?
A. Brother
B. Stranger
C. Neighbor
D. Enemy
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖 Psalm 15:3
“…who does no wrong to a neighbor…”
❓ Question
5
Whom does the righteous person
honor according to Psalm 15?
A. The poor
B. The wise
C. Those who fear the Lord
D. The faithful servants
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖 Psalm 15:4
“…but honors those who fear the Lord;”
❓ Question
6
Which phrase completes this
statement:
“Who keeps an oath even when it
hurts, and does not ____”?
A. Turn back
B. Regret it
C. Change their mind
D. Break the promise
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖 Psalm 15:4
“Who keeps an oath even when it hurts,
and does not change their mind;”
❓ Question
7
Which action is condemned
alongside charging interest?
A. Stealing
B. Extortion
C. Accepting a bribe against the innocent
D. Withholding wages
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖 Psalm 15:5
“…who does not accept a bribe against the
innocent.”
❓ Question 8
How does Psalm 15 conclude?
A. They shall dwell forever in God’s house
B. They shall inherit eternal life
C. They will never be shaken
D. They shall see the Lord
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖 Psalm 15:5
“Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.”
Psalm 15 allows no paraphrase comfort.
Only readers who know the exact wording can survive
this round.
EXTREME “One-Hint-Only”
Scholar Round – Psalm 15
Rules for Participants:
✔ Only one
hint per question
❌ No verse numbers
❌ No paraphrase clues
✔ Exact
Psalm 15 wording required
⚡ Question
1
Hint: Two sacred spaces
Which phrase belongs to Psalm 15?
A. Holy place and tabernacle
B. Sacred tent and holy mountain
C. Sanctuary and dwelling place
D. Temple and altar
✅ Correct
Answer: B
📖 Psalm 15:1
“Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?
Who may live on your holy mountain?”
⚡ Question
2
Hint: Inner truth
Which description is used in Psalm 15?
A. Speaks wisdom with discernment
B. Guards the heart diligently
C. Speaks the truth from the heart
D. Has a pure heart before God
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖 Psalm 15:2
“…who speaks the truth from their heart.”
⚡ Question
3
Hint: Threefold restraint
Which phrase fits Psalm 15
exactly?
A. Does no harm to others
B. Walks uprightly in all ways
C. Tongue utters no slander
D. Keeps speech pure
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖 Psalm 15:3
“Whose tongue utters no slander…”
⚡ Question
4
Hint: Moral preference
Whom does the righteous person
honor?
A. The righteous
B. The humble
C. Those who fear the Lord
D. The faithful
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖 Psalm 15:4
“…but honors those who fear the Lord;”
⚡ Question
5
Hint: Painful faithfulness
Which statement belongs to Psalm
15?
A. Keeps promises at all times
B. Keeps an oath even when it hurts
C. Does not break covenant
D. Remains faithful under trial
✅ Correct
Answer: B
📖 Psalm 15:4
“Who keeps an oath even when it hurts…”
⚡ Question
6
Hint: Justice corrupted
Which action is forbidden?
A. Lending with interest
B. Refusing to help the poor
C. Accepting a bribe against the innocent
D. Cheating in business
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖 Psalm 15:5
“…who does not accept a bribe against the
innocent.”
⚡ Question
7
Hint: Final assurance
What is the closing promise?
A. Eternal peace
B. Unshakable faith
C. Never be shaken
D. Everlasting joy
✅ Correct
Answer: C
📖 Psalm 15:5
“Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.”
Psalm 15 is short—which makes every word matter.
With only one hint, this round exposes reliance on
memory vs familiarity.
Challenge yourself. Sharpen your Scripture
accuracy. Share this quiz with fellow Bible learners—and return often for more
deep-dive Bible quizzes that strengthen both knowledge and faith.
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