35 Bible Verses about Sports

And then sayeth he, "I did it but in sport!"

And it happened after he had been there long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw Isaac sporting with Rebekah his wife.

And though a man strive for a mastery, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

to make it unto himself a glorious congregation without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it should be holy and without blame.

A fool doth wickedly and maketh but a sport of it; nevertheless it is wisdom for a man to beware of such.

I put on a sackcloth, and therefore they jested upon me.

Every man that proveth masteries abstaineth from all things. And they do it to obtain a corruptible crown: but we to obtain an uncorruptible crown.

And the house was full of men and women. And there was all the lords of the Philistines. And there were upon the roof a three thousand men and women, that beheld how Samson played.

And when their hearts were merry, they said, "Send for Samson and let him play before us." And they fetched Samson out of the prison house, and he played before them, and they set him between the pillars.

Which rejoice in doing evil, and delight in wicked things:

Wherein take ye your pleasure? Upon whom gape ye with your mouth, and blear out your tongue? Are ye not children of adultery, and a seed of dissimulation?

There go the ships over, and there is that Leviathan, whom thou hast made, to take his pastime therein.

Sara saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had borne unto Abraham, a mocking.

This first understand: that there shall come in the last days mockers, which will walk after their own lusts

Whoso laugheth the poor to scorn, blasphemeth his maker; and he that is glad of another man's hurt, shall not be unpunished.

And Abraham said of Sara his wife, that she was his sister. Then Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and fetched Sara away.

Into their secrets come not my soul, and unto their congregation be my honour not coupled: for in their wrath they slew a man, and in their self will they houghed an ox.

Thou shalt not accept a vain tale, neither shalt put thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

For like as the man of Ethiopia may change his skin, and the cat of the mountains her spots: so may ye that be exercised in evil, do good.

but see that equity flow as the water, and righteousness as a mighty stream.

Hereby shall ye know the spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God.

Let us walk honestly as it were in the daylight: not in eating and drinking: neither in chambering and wantonness: neither in strife and envying:

Neither be ye worshippers of images as were some of them according as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up again to play."

Jesus turned about, and rebuked them saying, "Ye know not what manner spirit ye are of.

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

I went down into the nut garden, to see what grew by the brooks, to look if the vineyard flourished, and if the pomegranates were shot forth.

And he sought God while Zechariah - which taught in the visions of God - lived: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosper.

And he built Eloth and brought it again to Judah after the king was laid to rest with his fathers.

And Uzziah provided them, throughout all the host, shields, spears, helmets, habergeons, bows and slings for stones.

And he made engines in Jerusalem by the craft of artificers to be on the towers and corners, to shoot arrows and great stones with all. And his name spread far abroad, for he was wonderfully helped, until he was become mighty.

He is the God that maketh men to be of one mind in a house, and bringeth the prisoners out of captivity, but letteth the renegades continue in scarceness.

And God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and against the Meunites.

Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem over the corner gate, and over the valley gate, and over other corners, and made them strong.

And he did that pleased the LORD, in all points as did his father Amaziah.

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli Eli lama sabacthani?" That is to say, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"