diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 138e8cf..167e790 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ KJV Study is a modern web application for studying the King James Bible with AI-
 
 - **Backend**: FastAPI (Python 3.13)
 - **Package Manager**: uv
-- **Database**: BiblePy for KJV text
+- **Bible Data**: Custom implementation with local JSON (31,102 verses from 1769 Cambridge KJV)
 - **Templates**: Jinja2
 - **Styling**: Tufte CSS (Edward Tufte-inspired typography)
 - **Deployment**: Fly.io
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9eb6593..fbec6cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Comprehensive 8-section guides with extensive Scripture references:
 **Backend:**
 - **FastAPI** - Modern, high-performance Python web framework
 - **Python 3.13** - Latest Python with performance improvements
-- **biblepy** - KJV Bible text library
+- **Custom Bible Class** - Optimized KJV text access with 31,102 verses from 1769 Cambridge edition
 - **Jinja2** - Server-side templating with custom filters
 
 **Frontend:**
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 42e2a45..6df9ba8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ description = "Study the King James Bible with AI-powered commentary and insight
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.13"
 dependencies = [
-    "biblepy>=0.1.3",
     "fastapi[standard]>=0.115.12",
     "ged4py>=0.5.2",
     "mistune>=3.0.2",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 33147a6..fca4109 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ wheels = [
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-[[package]]
-name = "biblepy"
-version = "0.1.3"
-source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/4a/bd/7fdbe5dd70835f00e3f46c9c9298783dd8c95ef4d49e1691da067d4c876c/biblepy-0.1.3.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:e2f4b3a79bf1e59c4583c8aa438649bfe5e48621d2c80ede94f33ff09b1e4a5f", size = 1530687, upload-time = "2023-09-10T14:03:28.184Z" }
-
 [[package]]
 name = "brotli"
 version = "1.2.0"
@@ -480,7 +474,6 @@ name = "kjvstudy-org"
 version = "0.1.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
-    { name = "biblepy" },
     { name = "fastapi", extra = ["standard"] },
     { name = "ged4py" },
     { name = "mistune" },
@@ -504,7 +497,6 @@ dev = [
 
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
-    { name = "biblepy", specifier = ">=0.1.3" },
     { name = "fastapi", extras = ["standard"], specifier = ">=0.115.12" },
     { name = "ged4py", specifier = ">=0.5.2" },
     { name = "mistune", specifier = ">=3.0.2" },