31 Bible Verses about Leadership Qualities

Give wise and understanding men, and those known to your tribes, and I will appoint them rulers over you.

And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

Therefore, brothers, look out among you seven men being witnessed to, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this duty.

And you shall look out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain. And place such over them to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

But he must also have a good report from those on the outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the Devil.

Then it behooves the overseer to be without reproach, husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, well-ordered, hospitable, apt at teaching,

Faithful is the Word: If anyone reaches out to overseership, he desires a good work.

if anyone is blameless, husband of one wife, having believing children, not accused of loose behavior, or disobedient.

And I was with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies out of your sight, and have made you a great name like the name of the great ones in the earth.

Jehovah lives; and blessed be my rock, and let the God of my salvation be praised.

Then this Daniel was made overseer of the presidents and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him. And the king was planning to set him over all the kingdom.

But you have fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, patience,

ruling his own house well, having children in subjection with all honor.

And it happened when he spoke of the ark of God, he fell backward off the seat, by the side of the gate. And his neck broke, and he died, for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

or he who exhorts, in the encouragement; or he who shares, in simplicity; or he who takes the lead, in diligence; or he who shows mercy, in cheerfulness.

Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child and your leaders eat in the morning.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the expanse proclaims His handiwork.

He makes my feet like hinds' feet, and sets me on my high places.

And Zadok, a young man mighty in power, and of his fathers' house were twenty-two captains.

And all the tribes of Israel came to David, to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

And Jehovah said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I will send you to Jesse of Bethlehem. For I have seen a king for Me among his sons.

And it happened as they came in, he saw Eliab and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before Jehovah.

However, no one spoke openly of Him, because of the fear of the Jews.

Behold, the days come, says Jehovah, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and act wisely, and shall do judgment and justice in the earth.

And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the home of the strong. But I will suddenly make him run away from her. And who is a chosen one I may appoint over it? For who is like Me? And who will summon Me? And who is that shepherd who will stand before Me?

Paul, an apostle (not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead),

To the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation. A Psalm of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Does not David hide himself among us? Save me, O God, by Your name, and judge me by Your strength.

Jesus answered them and said, My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me.

And I looked, and lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, amidst the elders, a Lamb stood, as if it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.