Bible Verses About Exercise

“For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.”

“She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.”

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”

“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize. Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable. Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air. No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.”

“A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.”

“Likewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.”

“Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.”

“Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air. No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.”

“But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

“Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.”

“No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.”

“Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.”

“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out. He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.”

“Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.”

“He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.”

“Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.”

“But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth — for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.”

“But reject irreverent, silly myths. Instead, train yourself for godliness. For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come. This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance.”

“For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.”

“But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.”

“The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.”

“The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.”

“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.”

“Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.”

“A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.”

“If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.”

“An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.”

“But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.”

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.”

“Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.”

“Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.”

“So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.”

“In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.”

“But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.”

“I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.”

“The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.”

“But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.”

“And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.”

“A song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.”

“My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.”

“This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.”

“He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to serve his own chariots and horses, and to run in front of his chariots.”

“If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength! Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.”

“And at the end of ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the king’s food.”

“Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.”

“Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable. Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air. No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.”

“You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.”

“You ate no bread and drank no wine or strong drink, so that you might know that I am the LORD your God. When you reached this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out against us in battle, but we defeated them. We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. So keep and follow the words of this covenant, that you may prosper in all you do. All of you are standing today before the LORD your God— you leaders of tribes, elders, officials, and all the men of Israel, your children and wives, and the foreigners in your camps who cut your wood and draw your water— so that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, which He is making with you today, and into His oath, and so that He may establish you today as His people, and He may be your God as He promised you and as He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

“Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.”

“For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.”