diff --git a/docs/bundler/fullstack.mdx b/docs/bundler/fullstack.mdx
index 937d41d39facc0..c17035d462e196 100644
--- a/docs/bundler/fullstack.mdx
+++ b/docs/bundler/fullstack.mdx
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ import dashboard from "./public/dashboard.html";
 
 // Initialize database
 const db = new Database("app.db");
-db.exec(`
+db.run(`
   CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
     id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
     name TEXT NOT NULL,
diff --git a/docs/runtime/http/server.mdx b/docs/runtime/http/server.mdx
index f230f1e7ea7add..b39c3037ae2be9 100644
--- a/docs/runtime/http/server.mdx
+++ b/docs/runtime/http/server.mdx
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ import type { Post } from "./types.ts";
 import { Database } from "bun:sqlite";
 
 const db = new Database("posts.db");
-db.exec(`
+db.run(`
   CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS posts (
     id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
     title TEXT NOT NULL,
diff --git a/docs/runtime/sqlite.mdx b/docs/runtime/sqlite.mdx
index 14c2663e91538d..bf16f64053352a 100644
--- a/docs/runtime/sqlite.mdx
+++ b/docs/runtime/sqlite.mdx
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ SQLite supports [write-ahead log mode](https://www.sqlite.org/wal.html) (WAL) wh
 To enable WAL mode, run this pragma query at the beginning of your application:
 
 ```ts db.ts icon="/icons/typescript.svg"
-db.exec("PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL;");
+db.run("PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL;");
 ```
 
 <Accordion title="What is WAL mode?">
diff --git a/packages/bun-types/sqlite.d.ts b/packages/bun-types/sqlite.d.ts
index 47ef366629a1b9..5cd3c4b957c50e 100644
--- a/packages/bun-types/sqlite.d.ts
+++ b/packages/bun-types/sqlite.d.ts
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ declare module "bun:sqlite" {
      * // setup
      * import { Database } from "bun:sqlite";
      * const db = Database.open(":memory:");
-     * db.exec(
+     * db.run(
      *   "CREATE TABLE cats (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, name TEXT UNIQUE, age INTEGER)"
      * );
      *
@@ -423,9 +423,9 @@ declare module "bun:sqlite" {
      * ```ts
      * test("supports serialize/deserialize", () => {
      *     const db = Database.open(":memory:");
-     *     db.exec("CREATE TABLE test (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT)");
-     *     db.exec('INSERT INTO test (name) VALUES ("Hello")');
-     *     db.exec('INSERT INTO test (name) VALUES ("World")');
+     *     db.run("CREATE TABLE test (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT)");
+     *     db.run('INSERT INTO test (name) VALUES ("Hello")');
+     *     db.run('INSERT INTO test (name) VALUES ("World")');
      *
      *     const input = db.serialize();
      *     const db2 = new Database(input);
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ declare module "bun:sqlite" {
      *         },
      *       ]),
      *     );
-     *     db2.exec("insert into test (name) values ('foo')");
+     *     db2.run("insert into test (name) values ('foo')");
      *     expect(JSON.stringify(stmt.all())).toBe(
      *       JSON.stringify([
      *         {
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ declare module "bun:sqlite" {
      *
      *     const db3 = Database.deserialize(input, true);
      *     try {
-     *       db3.exec("insert into test (name) values ('foo')");
+     *       db3.run("insert into test (name) values ('foo')");
      *       throw new Error("Expected error");
      *     } catch (e) {
      *       expect(e.message).toBe("attempt to write a readonly database");
@@ -493,9 +493,9 @@ declare module "bun:sqlite" {
      * ```ts
      * test("supports serialize/deserialize", () => {
      *     const db = Database.open(":memory:");
-     *     db.exec("CREATE TABLE test (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT)");
-     *     db.exec('INSERT INTO test (name) VALUES ("Hello")');
-     *     db.exec('INSERT INTO test (name) VALUES ("World")');
+     *     db.run("CREATE TABLE test (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT)");
+     *     db.run('INSERT INTO test (name) VALUES ("Hello")');
+     *     db.run('INSERT INTO test (name) VALUES ("World")');
      *
      *     const input = db.serialize();
      *     const db2 = Database.deserialize(input, { strict: true });
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ declare module "bun:sqlite" {
      *         },
      *       ]),
      *     );
-     *     db2.exec("insert into test (name) values ($foo)", { foo: "baz" });
+     *     db2.run("insert into test (name) values ($foo)", { foo: "baz" });
      *     expect(JSON.stringify(stmt.all())).toBe(
      *       JSON.stringify([
      *         {
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ declare module "bun:sqlite" {
      *
      *     const db3 = Database.deserialize(input, { readonly: true, strict: true });
      *     try {
-     *       db3.exec("insert into test (name) values ($foo)", { foo: "baz" });
+     *       db3.run("insert into test (name) values ($foo)", { foo: "baz" });
      *       throw new Error("Expected error");
      *     } catch (e) {
      *       expect(e.message).toBe("attempt to write a readonly database");
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ declare module "bun:sqlite" {
      * }
      *
      * const db = new Database(":memory:");
-     * db.exec("CREATE TABLE users (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, rawBirthdate TEXT)");
+     * db.run("CREATE TABLE users (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, rawBirthdate TEXT)");
      * db.run("INSERT INTO users (rawBirthdate) VALUES ('1995-12-19')");
      * const query = db.query("SELECT * FROM users");
      * query.as(User);
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ declare module "bun:sqlite" {
      * const db = Database.open("mydb.sqlite");
      * db.fileControl(constants.SQLITE_FCNTL_PERSIST_WAL, 0);
      * // enable WAL
-     * db.exec("PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL");
+     * db.run("PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL");
      * // .. do some work
      * db.close();
      * ```