40 Bible Verses about Exercise

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable to all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather to godliness.

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

And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

But strong food belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

A Song of degrees of David. LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

Of his own will he hath begotten us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures.

And in this I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offense towards God, and towards men.

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

But Jesus called them to him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being examples to the flock.

But Jesus called them, and saith to them, Ye know that they who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles, exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.

Of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effectual working of his power.

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours should become a stumbling-block to them that are weak.

But let him that glorieth, glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD who exercise loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.

And he said to them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them, are called benefactors.

And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given to him to continue forty and two months.

Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching:

Which in his times he will show who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

This is a true saying, If a man desireth the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight of it, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but from a ready mind;

Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

To another, the working of miracles; to another, prophecy; to another, discerning of spirits; to another, divers kinds of languages; to another, the interpretation of languages:

Now to him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.

That as sin hath reigned to death, even so might grace reign through righteousness to eternal life, by Jesus Christ our Lord.

If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

And Jezebel his wife said to him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thy heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

But we know that the law is good, if a man useth it lawfully;

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

And will not God avenge his own elect, who cry day and night to him, though he beareth long with them?