34 Bible Verses about Competition

And if also any one contend in the games, he is not crowned unless he contend lawfully.

But every one that contends for a prize is temperate in all things: they then indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.

Know ye not that they who run in the race-course run all, but one receives the prize? Thus run in order that ye may obtain.

Some indeed also for envy and strife, but some also for good will, preach the Christ.

For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves; but these, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not intelligent.

Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all say the same thing, and that there be not among you divisions; but that ye be perfectly united in the same mind and in the same opinion.

Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink;

but those out of contention, announce the Christ, not purely, supposing to arouse tribulation for my bonds.

And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins, and he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches; loving favour rather than silver and gold.

And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose one bullock for yourselves, and sacrifice it first; for ye are the many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire.

But to those that are contentious, and are disobedient to the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there shall be wrath and indignation,

and let us consider one another for provoking to love and good works;

And I saw all labour, and all success of work, that it is man's jealousy of his neighbour. This also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.

as to brotherly love, kindly affectioned towards one another: as to honour, each taking the lead in paying it to the other:

Go and cry to the gods whom you have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your distress."

For where emulation and strife are, there is disorder and every evil thing.

For I fear lest perhaps coming I find you not such as I wish, and that I be found by you such as ye do not wish: lest there might be strifes, jealousies, angers, contentions, evil speakings, whisperings, puffings up, disturbances;

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but it tendeth only to want.

And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness beside her, during her life.

As for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD; and he became indignant over the misery of Israel.

And all that believed were together, and had all things common,

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all ye that hope in Jehovah.

He suffereth me not to take my breath, for he filleth me with bitternesses.

If any man come to me, and shall not hate his own father and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life too, he cannot be my disciple;

Yet you have forsaken me and served other gods; therefore I will deliver you no more.

And the LORD said to the people of Israel, "Did I not deliver you from the Egyptians and from the Amorites, from the Ammonites and from the Philistines?

And the people of Israel said to the LORD, "We have sinned; do to us whatever seems good to thee; only deliver us, we pray thee, this day."

And God spoke all these words, saying,

And I give my opinion in this, for this is profitable for you who began before, not only to do, but also to be willing, a year ago.

I am the living bread which has come down out of heaven: if any one shall have eaten of this bread he shall live for ever; but the bread withal which I shall give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said one to another, "Who is the man that will begin to fight against the Ammonites? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."