Since the day that your forefathers came out of Egypt until this day, I have persistently sent all my servants the prophets to them, day after day. Yet they have not listened to me or paid attention; they have been stiff-necked and obstinate. So I will send a plague on you, and destroy your livestock and make you so few in number that your enemies who hear of it will be astonished. And when you cry out for relief from your distress, I will make a swift end of your enemies.”
In the Bible, there are many verses about hunting. God is a hunter and He has given us the ability to hunt for sport, but we need to be very careful that we don’t become obsessed with hunting.
God gave us all the animals of the earth for food (Genesis 9:3). This means that if you love meat, then you should eat meat. However, it’s important that we do not take more than we need and give thanks to God for his creation (1 Timothy 4:3).
When Jesus was asked about why His disciples didn’t fast like other religious groups did, he answered by saying they were children who needed to eat food and drink water (Matthew 6:16).
Bible verses about hunting for sport
The Bible is full of verses about hunting. These verses discuss the reasons for hunting, how to kill animals, and more. Here are some of our favorite verses from the King James Version of the Bible.
Deuteronomy 22:6-7: “If you come across a bird’s nest in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs and the mother sitting on the young or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young; you shall surely let the mother go, but the young you may take for yourself, that it may go well with you.”
Deuteronomy 25:4-5: “You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out grain. And if brothers dwell together and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead man shall not be married outside the family to a stranger; her husband’s brother shall go in to her and take her as his wife and perform his duty as brother-in-law to her.”
Genesis 49:27—Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall.
Psalm 144:12—May my cry come before You, O Lord; give me understanding according to Your word.
Psalm 23:1—The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- Psalm 57:4-7 – I cry to God and he answers me from his holy mountain. I lay my needs before him, and he gives me what I need. He rescues me from my enemies in the morning, so that I am safe and secure. The Lord sustains me with food, and trains me to do his will.
Psalms 5:6
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
Psalms 33:15
He hath made the earth with skillful hands; he hath established the world upon the waters.
Genesis 8:20-22 (NIV)
So Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard. When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent. Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside.”
1 Corinthians 10:31 (NIV)
so whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
Bible verses for games and sports
The Bible is full of verses about games and sports. Whether it’s a professional or amateur athlete, the Bible has something to say to you.
Here are some of our favorite bible verses for sports:
“You have made us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in You.” – Augustine of Hippo
“Run with perseverance the race marked out for you.” – Hebrews 12:1
“The joy of the LORD is your strength.” – Nehemiah 8:10
The Bible is full of wisdom, guidance and advice for our lives. It can help us in everything from our relationships with other people to our relationships with God himself.
The Bible also has some great verses about sports and games. These verses can inspire us when we’re feeling down, give us a boost of confidence when we’re on top of the world, or just help us get through an intense workout.
Here are some of my favorite Bible verses about sports and games:
1 Corinthians 9:24-27: “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. 25 And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. 26 Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air.”
2 Timothy 2:5-7: “Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all. 6 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do so, you will save both yourself and your hearers.”
The Bible is full of wisdom that can help us in all areas of life, including sports and games. Many famous athletes have turned to God and the Bible for guidance, including tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who said: “I am a Christian who believes in God’s word and the goodness of His world. I believe in the power of prayer.” Here are some verses that can help you as you play your favorite sport or game.
1 John 4:4-6 (NIV): You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (NIV): Not that we dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who are commended by him. But when they measure themselves by one another (and compare themselves with each other),
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.”
—Hebrews 10:24
Scripture is full of encouragement for everything we do. As we prepare for our games, here are some Bible verses to keep in mind:
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” —Jeremiah 29:11
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” —Hebrews 12:1
“Therefore, since we have these promises…” —2 Corinthians 1:20
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” —Philippians 4:8
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans 12:2)
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” —Philippians 4:13
“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” —Philippians 4:13
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” —Philippians 4:13
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” —Philippians 4:13
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” —Philippians 4:13
Bible verses for sport
The Bible has many references to sports, so there’s no shortage of ways to find passages that share the same theme. Here are some of the most popular verses on sport:
Proverbs 10:12 (NIV) A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
Proverbs 29:3 (NASB) A man does not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry;
The Bible is full of verses that can help you be a better athlete. In fact, the Bible is full of wisdom that can help you in every area of life. Here are some of my favorite Bible verses for sport:
- Proverbs 3:6-8 (NIV)
Do not trust in your own wisdom.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil.
- “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” – Romans 12:2
- “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” – Hebrews 12:1
- “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11
- For everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. – 1 Corinthians 9:25-27
- For when one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not
- “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
- “The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.”
- “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
- “To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of paradise.”
- “He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down and without walls.”
- “It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.”
- “As he thinketh in his heart so is he…”
- “Let him ask in faith nothing wavering; for he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with wind and tossed.”
- “And let us run with patience the race set before us, looking unto Jesus…Yea, and if ye do these things ye shall never fall.”
A wise man is strong; yes, a man of knowledge increases strength.
-Proverbs 24:5
A slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. A man of courage is better than a strong city; and they that have no
wisdom, do not know their own evil. He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
-Proverbs 16:32-33 (KJV)