Bible Verses About Early Rising

And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:

To shine in the firmament of heaven, and to give light upon the earth, and it was so done.

And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars.

And the flood was forty days upon the earth: and the waters increased, and lifted up the ark on high from the earth.

For they overflowed exceedingly: and filled all on the face of the earth: and the ark was carried upon the waters.

And the waters prevailed beyond measure upon the earth: and all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered.

The water was fifteen cubits higher than the mountains which it covered.

And all flesh was destroyed that moved upon the earth, both of fowl and of cattle, and of beasts, and of all creeping things that creep upon the earth: and all men.

And all things wherein there is the breath of life on the earth, died.

And he destroyed all the substance that was upon the earth, from man even to beast, and the creeping things and fowls of the air: and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noe only remained, and they that were with him in the ark.

And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.

Silver hath beginnings of its veins, and gold hath a place wherein it is melted.

Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone melted with heat is turned into brass.

He hath set a time for darkness, and the end of all things he considereth, the stone also that is in the dark and the shadow of death.

The flood divideth from the people that are on their journey, those whom the food of the needy man hath forgotten, and who cannot be come at.

The land, out of which bread grew in its place, hath been overturned with fire.

The finest gold shall not purchase it, neither shall silver be weighed in exchange for it.

It shall not be compared with the dyed colours of India, or with the most precious stone sardonyx, or the sapphire.

Gold or crystal cannot equal it, neither shall any vessels of gold be changed for it.

High and eminent things shall not be mentioned in comparison of it: but wisdom is drawn out of secret places.

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equal to it, neither shall it be compared to the cleanest dyeing.

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep:

And want shall come upon thee, as a traveller, and poverty as a man armed. But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall come as a fountain, and want shall flee far from thee.

The first man was of the earth, earthly: the second man, from heaven, heavenly.