Bible verses about "competition" | YLT

²² For what hath been to a man by all his labour, and by the thought of his heart that he laboured at under the sun? ²³ For all his days are sorrows, and his travail sadness; even at night his heart hath not lain down; this also is vanity. ²⁴ There is nothing good in a man who eateth, and hath drunk, and hath shewn his soul good in his labour. This also I have seen that it is from the hand of God. ²⁵ For who eateth and who hasteth out more than I? ²⁶ For to a man who is good before Him, He hath given wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; and to a sinner He hath given travail, to gather and to heap up, to give to the good before God. Even this is vanity and vexation of spirit.

¹³ In God we do mightily, And He doth tread down our adversaries!

⁴ And I have seen all the labour, and all the benefit of the work, because for it a man is the envy of his neighbour. Even this is vanity and vexation of spirit.

¹⁵ and he said to them, `Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, is abomination before God;

²⁵ and every one who is striving, is in all things temperate; these, indeed, then, that a corruptible crown they may receive, but we an incorruptible;

⁹ and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap—not desponding;

²⁶ let us not become vain-glorious—one another provoking, one another envying!

⁶ and greater grace he doth give, wherefore he saith, `God against proud ones doth set Himself up, and to lowly ones He doth give grace?'

³¹ Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

³ nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves—

¹³ For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

⁴ and his own work let each one prove, and then in regard to himself alone the glorying he shall have, and not in regard to the other,

¹⁷ and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, do all things in the name of the Lord Jesus—giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.

²³ and all, whatever ye may do—out of soul work—as to the Lord, and not to men,

⁵ and if also any one may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;

²⁴ have ye not known that those running in a race—all indeed run, but one doth receive the prize? so run ye, that ye may obtain;

³ nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves— ⁴ each not to your own look ye, but each also to the things of others.