35 Bible Verses about Sports

So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?

And when he had been there for some time, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looking through a window, saw Isaac playing with Rebekah his wife.

And if a man takes part in a competition he does not get the crown if he has not kept the rules.

And might take it for himself, a church full of glory, not having one mark or fold or any such thing; but that it might be holy and complete.

It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

When I put on the clothing of grief, they said evil of me.

And every man who takes part in the sports has self-control in all things. Now they do it to get a crown which is of this world, but we for an eternal crown.

Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and about three thousand men and women were on the roof, looking on while Samson made sport.

Now when their hearts were full of joy, they said, Send for Samson to make sport for us. And they sent for Samson out of the prison-house, and he made sport before them; and they put him between the pillars.

Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;

Of whom do you make sport? against whom is your mouth open wide and your tongue put out? are you not uncontrolled children, a false seed,

There go the ships; there is that great beast, which you have made as a plaything.

And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian playing with Isaac.

Having first of all the knowledge that in the last days there will be men who, ruled by their evil desires, will make sport of holy things,

Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.

Take no part in their secrets, O my soul; keep far away, O my heart, from their meetings; for in their wrath they put men to death, and for their pleasure even oxen were wounded.

Do not let a false statement go further; do not make an agreement with evil-doers to be a false witness.

Is it possible for the skin of the Ethiopian to be changed, or the markings on the leopard? Then it might be possible for you to do good, who have been trained to do evil.

But let the right go rolling on like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

By this you may have knowledge of the Spirit of God: every spirit which says that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God:

With right behaviour as in the day; not in pleasure-making and drinking, not in bad company and unclean behaviour, not in fighting and envy.

Then do not go after false gods, as some of them did; as it is said in the holy Writings, After resting and feasting, the people got up to take their pleasure.

But turning round he said sharp words to them.

Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

I went down into the garden of nuts to see the green plants of the valley, and to see if the vine was in bud, and the pomegranate-trees were in flower.

He gave himself to searching after God in the days of Zechariah, who made men wise in the fear of God; and as long as he was true to the Lord, God made things go well for him.

He was the builder of Eloth, which he got back for Judah after the death of the king.

And Uzziah had all these forces armed with body-covers and spears and head-covers and coats of metal and bows and stones for sending from leather bands.

And in Jerusalem he made machines, the invention of expert men, to be placed on the towers and angles of the walls for sending arrows and great stones. And his name was honoured far and wide; for he was greatly helped till he was strong.

Those who are without friends, God puts in families; he makes free those who are in chains; but those who are turned away from him are given a dry land.

And God gave him help against the Philistines, and against the Arabians living in Gur-baal, and against the Meunim.

Uzziah made towers in Jerusalem, at the doorway in the angle and at the doorway in the valley and at the turn of the wall, arming them.

He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Amaziah had done.

And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?