35 Bible Verses about heroes

Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?

After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!

The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,

Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.

I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.

{To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.} Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.

Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.

As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:

The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.

And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.

But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.

And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:

Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,