35 Bible Verses about Sports
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And it came to pass when he had been there some time, that Abimelech the king of the Philistines looked out of the window, and saw, and behold, Isaac was dallying with Rebecca his wife.
And if also any one contend in the games, he is not crowned unless he contend lawfully.
that he might present the assembly to himself glorious, having no spot, or wrinkle, or any of such things; but that it might be holy and blameless.
It is as sport to a foolish man to do wickedness; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
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.
Now the house was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and on the roof there were about three thousand men and women, who looked on while Samson made sport.
And when their hearts were merry, they said, "Call Samson, that he may make sport for us." So they called Samson out of the prison, and he made sport before them. They made him stand between the pillars;
Against whom do ye sport yourselves? Against whom do ye make a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? Are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
There go the ships; there that leviathan, which thou hast formed to play therein.
And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.
knowing this first, that there shall come at the close of the days mockers with mocking, walking according to their own lusts,
Whoso mocketh a poor man reproacheth his Maker; he that is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent.
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech the king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
My soul, come not into their council; Mine honour, be not united with their assembly; For in their anger they slew men, And in their wantonness houghed oxen.
Thou shalt not accept a false report; extend not thy hand to the wicked, to be an unrighteous witness.
Can an Ethiopian change his skin, or a leopard his spots? Then may ye also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.
Hereby ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesses Jesus Christ come in flesh is of God;
As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and lasciviousness, not in strife and emulation.
Neither be ye idolaters, as some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
But turning he rebuked them and said, Ye know not of what spirit ye are.
And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.
I went down into the garden of nuts, To see the verdure of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, Whether the pomegranates blossomed.
And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God; and in the days that he sought Jehovah, God made him to prosper.
It was he that built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers.
And Uzziah prepared for them, throughout the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and even slinging-stones.
And he made in Jerusalem machines invented by skilful men, to be upon the towers and upon the bulwarks, wherewith to shoot arrows and great stones. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he became strong.
God maketh the solitary into families; those that were bound he bringeth out 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 Maonites.
And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the angle, and fortified them.
And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
but about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
