34 Bible Verses about Competition

And if a man also competes as an athlete, yet is he not crowned, unless he strives lawfully.

And every man that strives for self control is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

Know you not that they who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? So run, that you may obtain.

Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

Test your servants, I beseech you, ten days; and let them give us vegetables to eat, and water to drink.

But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the gospel.

And the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so that 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, and loving favor rather than silver and gold.

And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and prepare it first; for you are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under it.

But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

Again, I considered all toil, and every skillful work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and grasping after the wind.

Be tender loving one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;

Go and cry unto the gods which you have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your distress.

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found unto you such as you desire not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, conceit, tumults:

There is one that scatters, and yet increases; and there is one that withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty.

Neither shall you take as a wife her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

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

And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

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

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all you that hope in the LORD.

He will not permit me to take my breath, but fills me with bitterness.

If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, 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 unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?

And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do you unto us whatsoever seems good unto you; deliver us only, we pray you, this day.

And God spoke all these words, saying,

And in this I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to desire a year ago.

I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.