34 Bible Verses about Competition

Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he has competed by the rules.

Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win.

Some indeed proclaim Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

Now I beg you, brothers, through 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 perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

"Test your servants for ten days; and let them give us vegetables to eat, and water to drink.

but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.

The king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.

Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Choose one bull for yourselves, and prepare it first, for you are the majority, and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it."

But to those who are self-seeking, and do not obey the truth, but obey wickedness -- wrath and anger,

Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man's neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; outdo one another in showing honor;

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

For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.

For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you do not desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.

"'You shall not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is yet alive.

Now 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.

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

All who believed were together, and had all things in common.

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the LORD.

He will not allow me to catch my breath, but fills me with bitterness.

"If anyone comes to me, and does not hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Yet you have forsaken me, and served other gods. Therefore I will save you no more.

The LORD said to the children of Israel, "Did I not save you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?

The children of Israel said to the LORD, "We have sinned. Do to us whatever seems good to you; only deliver us, please, this day."

God spoke all these words, saying,

I give a judgment in this: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to start a year ago, not only to do, but also to be willing.

I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."

And the people, the leaders of Gilead, said to each other, "What man is he who will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? He shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."