35 Bible Verses about Sports
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And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully.
that he might present the church to himself a glorious church , not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And'so is wisdom to a man of understanding.
And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.
And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison-house; and he made sport before them. And they set him between the pillars:
Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and put out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein.
And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, mocking.
knowing this first, that in the last days mockers shall come with mockery, walking after their own lusts,
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
O my soul, come not thou into their council; Unto their assembly, my glory, be not thou united; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will they hocked an ox.
Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy.
Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
But he turned, and rebuked them.
And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
I went down into the garden of nuts, To see the green plants of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, And the pomegranates were in flower.
And he set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God: and as long as he sought Jehovah, God made him to prosper.
He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
And Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.
And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by skilful men, to be on the towers and upon the battlements, wherewith to shoot arrows and great stones. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
God setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Meunim.
Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall , and fortified them.
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
