1 Timothy 4:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.”
King James Version · Public Domain“for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for the bodily exercise is unto little profit, and the piety is to all things profitable, a promise having of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Timothy 4:8 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 28:1“Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
- 1 Samuel 15:22But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.
- Job 5:19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
- Job 22:2“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?
- Psalms 37:3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
- Psalms 37:9For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
- Psalms 37:11But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
- Psalms 37:16Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
- Psalms 37:29The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
- Psalms 50:7“Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God.
- Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- Psalms 91:10no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
- Psalms 112:1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
- Psalms 128:1Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!
- Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
- Proverbs 3:16Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
- Proverbs 19:23The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
- Proverbs 22:4The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
- Ecclesiastes 8:12Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
- Isaiah 1:11“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.
- Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
- Isaiah 32:17The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.
- Isaiah 33:16he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
- Isaiah 58:3“Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers.
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