Bible verses for children
Practise goodness as well as skills.
1 Timothy 4:8
For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now and of that which is to come.
1 Timothy 4:8 · World English Bible Classic (WEB)
In simple words
What does this verse mean?
Exercise has value, and godliness has a wider reach into the whole of life. Caring conduct can be practised like a skill. The comparison does not make bodies or healthy movement unimportant.
Alongside practising a game or skill, practise one patient or honest response.
Talk about it
What good quality could you practise as steadily as a favourite skill?
A little more to explore
Bible context & readings +
First Timothy 4:6–10 uses training language to encourage Timothy’s ministry and godly life. The contrast values both bodily training and a deeper, enduring purpose; it is not permission to neglect health.
Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.A simple prayer +
God, help our practice grow both care and character. Amen.
A suggested prayer, written for this guide.