31 Bible Verses about Leadership Qualities

Bring therefore men of wisdom and of understanding and expert, known among your tribes, that I may make them rulers over you.'

and chose active men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, captains over thousands, over hundreds, over fifty and over ten.

and give you exhortation, that ye have them the more in love: For their work's sake, and be at peace with them.

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, and full of the holy ghost and wisdom, which we may appoint to this needful business:

Moreover, seek out, among all the people, men of activity which fear God; and men that are true and hate covetousness: and make them heads over the people, captains over thousands, over hundreds, over fifty, and over ten.

He must also be well reported of among them which are without forth, lest he fall into rebuke, and into the snare of the evil speaker.

Yea, and a bishop must be faultless, the husband of one wife, sober, discreet, honestly appareled, harborous, apt to teach,

This is a true saying: If a man covet the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

If any be faultless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient.

And I was with thee in all that thou wentest to, and have destroyed all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men of the world.

The LORD liveth: and blessed be my strong helper, and praised be the God of my salvation, {TYNDALE: The LORD live, and blessed be he that is my strength: and exalted be God the strength that saveth me.}

But Daniel exceeded all these princes and lords, for the spirit of God was plenteous in him: so that the king was minded to set him over the whole realm.

But thou hast seen the experience of my doctrine, fashion of living, purpose, faith, long suffering, love, patience,

and one that ruleth his own house honestly, having children under obedience, with all honesty.

And when he made mention of the ark of God, Eli fell from off his stool backward toward the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was old and unwieldy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

Let him that teacheth take heed to his doctrine; Let him that exhorteth give attendance to his exhortation; If any man give, let him do it with singleness; Let him that ruleth do it with diligence; If any man show mercy let him do it with cheerfulness.

Woe be unto thee, O thou realm and land, whose king is but a child, and whose princes are early at their banquets.

{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth his handiwork.

He maketh my feet like hart's feet, and setteth me up on high. {TYNDALE: And maketh my feet as swift as a hind's, and setteth me fast upon my high hold.}

And Zadok, a young man of great power, had his father's household with Captains, twenty two.

Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and said, "See, we are thy bones and thy flesh.

And then the LORD said unto Samuel, "How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have cast him away from reigning over Israel? Fill a horn with ointment, and come: I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have spied me a king among his sons."

And when they were come, he looked on Eliab and said, "The LORD's anointed is before him."

Howbeit, no man spake openly of him, for fear of the Jews.

"Behold, the time cometh, sayeth the LORD, that I will raise up the righteous Branch of David, which shall bear rule, and discuss matters with wisdom, and shall set up equity and righteousness again in the earth.

And they appointed two: Joseph called Barsabbas, whose surname was Justus, and Matthias.

Behold, like as the Lion cometh up from the pleasant meadows of Jordan unto the green pastures of Etham, so will I drive him, and make him run against her. But who is the young man that I will ordain thereto? Who is like unto me? What is he that will strive with me? What shepherd may stand in my hands?

Paul an apostle, not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and by God the father which raised him from death,

{To the Chanter, in Neginoth, an instruction of David when the Ziphites came, and said unto Saul: David is hid among us} Save me, O God, for thy name's sake, and avenge me in thy strength.

Jesus answered them, and said, "My doctrine is not mine: but his that sent me.

And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the seat and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a lamb as though he had been killed, which had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the spirits of God, sent into all the world.