9 Bible Verses about Fast Runners
Most Relevant Verses
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift. The battle is not to the strong. Bread does not go to the wise, or riches to men of understanding. Men of skill do not always receive favor, but time and unexpected circumstance happens to them all.
It was easy to love Saul and Jonathan. Together in life, together in death, they were faster than eagles and stronger than lions.
Zeruiah's three sons were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was as fast on his feet as a wild gazelle.
Some brave and experienced warriors from the tribe of Gad also defected to David while he was at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were expert with both shield and spear, as fierce as lions and as swift as deer on the mountains.
Their appearance is like the appearance of horses. They run like horsemen into war.
They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like men of war. They march every one on his way and do not break their ranks.
The archer will not stand. The swift of foot will not save himself. The horseman will not deliver himself.
Do you not know that they who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain the prize.
