25 Bible Verses about Early Rising

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Mark 16:2

And very early on the first day of the week, at sunrise, they went to the tomb.

Proverbs 27:14

If someone blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him.

1 Samuel 1:19

They got up early the next morning and after worshiping the Lord, they returned to their home at Ramah. Elkanah had marital relations with his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her.

Psalm 57:8

Awake, my soul! Awake, O stringed instrument and harp! I will wake up at dawn!

Exodus 9:13

The Lord said to Moses, "Get up early in the morning, stand before Pharaoh, and tell him, 'Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: "Release my people so that they may serve me!

Song of Solomon 7:12

Let us rise early to go to the vineyards, to see if the vines have budded, to see if their blossoms have opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom -- there I will give you my love.

Jeremiah 7:13

You also have done all these things, says the Lord, and I have spoken to you over and over again. But you have not listened! You have refused to respond when I called you to repent!

Psalm 139:9

If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea,

Genesis 19:27

Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before the Lord.

Exodus 32:6

So they got up early on the next day and offered up burnt offerings and brought peace offerings, and the people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.

1 Samuel 29:10

So get up early in the morning along with the servants of your lord who have come with you. When you get up early in the morning, as soon as it is light enough to see, leave."

Luke 24:1

Now on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking the aromatic spices they had prepared.

Job 1:5

When the days of their feasting were finished, Job would send for them and sanctify them; he would get up early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job thought, "Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." This was Job's customary practice.

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Early rising » For devotions » To do evil

Exodus 32:6

So they got up early on the next day and offered up burnt offerings and brought peace offerings, and the people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.

Zephaniah 3:7

I thought, 'Certainly you will respect me! Now you will accept correction!' If she had done so, her home would not be destroyed by all the punishments I have threatened. But they eagerly sinned in everything they did.

Job 24:14

Before daybreak the murderer rises up; he kills the poor and the needy; in the night he is like a thief.

Numbers 14:40

And early in the morning they went up to the crest of the hill country, saying, "Here we are, and we will go up to the place that the Lord commanded, for we have sinned."

Early rising » Requisite for » Devotion

Isaiah 26:9

I look for you during the night, my spirit within me seeks you at dawn, for when your judgments come upon the earth, those who live in the world learn about justice.

Psalm 63:1

A psalm of David, written when he was in the Judean wilderness. O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

Psalm 88:13

As for me, I cry out to you, O Lord; in the morning my prayer confronts you.

Early rising » For devotions » Of jacob

Exodus 24:4

and Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. Early in the morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and arranged twelve standing stones -- according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

Genesis 28:18

Early in the morning Jacob took the stone he had placed near his head and set it up as a sacred stone. Then he poured oil on top of it.

Genesis 28:16-17

Then Jacob woke up and thought, "Surely the Lord is in this place, but I did not realize it!" He was afraid and said, "What an awesome place this is! This is nothing else than the house of God! This is the gate of heaven!"

Early rising » Christ set an example of

John 8:2

Early in the morning he came to the temple courts again. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them.

Luke 21:38

And all the people came to him early in the morning to listen to him in the temple courts.

Early rising » For devotions » Of david

Psalm 57:8

Awake, my soul! Awake, O stringed instrument and harp! I will wake up at dawn!

Early rising » For devotions » Of hezekiah

2 Chronicles 29:20

Early the next morning King Hezekiah assembled the city officials and went up to the Lord's temple.

Early rising » Neglect of, leads to poverty

Proverbs 6:9-11

How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax, and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need like an armed man.

Early rising » Illustrates spiritual diligence

Romans 13:11-12

And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers. The night has advanced toward dawn; the day is near. So then we must lay aside the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.

Early rising » Practised by the wicked, for » Deceit

Proverbs 27:14

If someone blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him.

Early rising » Requisite for » Discharge of daily duties

Early rising » Exemplified » samuel

1 Samuel 15:12

Then Samuel got up early to meet Saul the next morning. But Samuel was informed, "Saul has gone to Carmel where he is setting up a monument for himself. Then Samuel left and went down to Gilgal."

Early rising » Exemplified » David

1 Samuel 17:20

So David got up early in the morning and entrusted the flock to someone else who would watch over it. After loading up, he went just as Jesse had instructed him. He arrived at the camp as the army was going out to the battle lines shouting its battle cry.

Early rising » For devotions » Of samuel's parents

1 Samuel 1:19

They got up early the next morning and after worshiping the Lord, they returned to their home at Ramah. Elkanah had marital relations with his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her.

Early rising » Exemplified » Abraham

Genesis 19:27

Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before the Lord.

Early rising » Exemplified » jacob

Genesis 28:18

Early in the morning Jacob took the stone he had placed near his head and set it up as a sacred stone. Then he poured oil on top of it.

Early rising » Requisite for » Executing God's commands

Genesis 22:3

Early in the morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. He took two of his young servants with him, along with his son Isaac. When he had cut the wood for the burnt offering, he started out for the place God had spoken to him about.

Early rising » For devotions » Morning devotions

Genesis 22:3

Early in the morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. He took two of his young servants with him, along with his son Isaac. When he had cut the wood for the burnt offering, he started out for the place God had spoken to him about.

Early rising » Exemplified » gideon

Judges 6:38

The Lord did as he asked. When he got up the next morning, he squeezed the fleece, and enough dew dripped from it to fill a bowl.

Early rising » Exemplified » Joshua

Joshua 3:1

Bright and early the next morning Joshua and the Israelites left Shittim and came to the Jordan. They camped there before crossing the river.

Early rising » Practised by the wicked, for » Executing plans of evil

Micah 2:1

Those who devise sinful plans are as good as dead, those who dream about doing evil as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so.

Early rising » For devotions » Of jesus

Early rising » Exemplified » Apostles

Acts 5:21

When they heard this, they entered the temple courts at daybreak and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin -- that is, the whole high council of the Israelites -- and sent to the jail to have the apostles brought before them.

Early rising » For devotions » Of job

Job 1:5

When the days of their feasting were finished, Job would send for them and sanctify them; he would get up early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job thought, "Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." This was Job's customary practice.

Early rising » To do evil

Exodus 32:6

So they got up early on the next day and offered up burnt offerings and brought peace offerings, and the people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.

Zephaniah 3:7

I thought, 'Certainly you will respect me! Now you will accept correction!' If she had done so, her home would not be destroyed by all the punishments I have threatened. But they eagerly sinned in everything they did.

Job 24:14

Before daybreak the murderer rises up; he kills the poor and the needy; in the night he is like a thief.

Numbers 14:40

And early in the morning they went up to the crest of the hill country, saying, "Here we are, and we will go up to the place that the Lord commanded, for we have sinned."

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