Sportsmanship

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown; — read the full passage →

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully.

It is not good to eat much honey; Sofor mento search out their own glory is grievous.

Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, unto edifying.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

Do all things without murmurings and questionings:

but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness: — read the full passage →

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain. — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, let him do it with liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness. — read the full passage →

If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; — read the full passage →

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith:

And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

Brethren, I count not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, — read the full passage →

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting. — read the full passage →

but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:

not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbor’s good.

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength. — read the full passage →

Agoodname is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.

Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Now there were at Antioch, in the church that wasthere, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. — read the full passage →

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore the scripture saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and, behold, the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. — read the full passage →

The horse is prepared against the day of battle; But victory is of Jehovah.

for Jehovah your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death. — read the full passage →

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape. — read the full passage →

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.

and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church, — read the full passage →

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

I have confidence to you-ward in the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be. — read the full passage →

For who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? but if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received it? — read the full passage →

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for all things are possible with God. — read the full passage →

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →

Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. — read the full passage →

Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;

Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this. — read the full passage →

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity. — read the full passage →

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

Commit thy way unto Jehovah; Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass. — read the full passage →

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.

Jehovah trieth the righteous; But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people That have set themselves against me round about. — read the full passage →

And David said, As Jehovah liveth, Jehovah will smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish. — read the full passage →

and that all this assembly may know that Jehovah saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is Jehovah’s, and he will give you into our hand.

Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath Jehovah helped us.

And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thy hands; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

And Jehovah will do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, the kings of the Amorites, and unto their land; whom he destroyed. — read the full passage →

Jehovah will cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies; thou shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them: and thou shalt be tossed to and from among all the kingdoms of the earth. — read the full passage →

And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so Jehovah thy God chasteneth thee. — read the full passage →

God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good? — read the full passage →

And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray unto Jehovah for it; for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace. — read the full passage →

But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth, And at last he will stand up upon the earth: — read the full passage →

Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; Thou crownedst him with glory and honor, And didst set him over the works of thy hands: — read the full passage →

But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live; — read the full passage →

And through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and in their security shall he destroy many: he shall also stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. — read the full passage →

Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are accounted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. — read the full passage →

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest. — read the full passage →

A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight. — read the full passage →

He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool. — read the full passage →

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, — read the full passage →

wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience;

But whether we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; or whether we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which worketh in the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: — read the full passage →

And whether one member suffereth, all the members suffer with it; or one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. — read the full passage →

But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. — read the full passage →

I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come? — read the full passage →

With God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. — read the full passage →

Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill? — read the full passage →

So man lieth down and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep. — read the full passage →