12 Bible Verses about A Mans Character

and patience, proof; and proof, hope;

BE ye imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and hold fast the injunctions as I delivered them unto you.

And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and in him the truth is not.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother who walketh disorderly, and not according to the injunction which he hath received from us.

and with intelligence moderation; and with moderation patience; and with patience piety; and with piety fraternal affection; and with fraternal affection love. For if these things are in your possession, and abounding, they will render you neither inactive nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

as obedient children, not conformed to the former passions of the days of your ignorance:

whereunto also he called you by our gospel, in order to your acquisition of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and firmly hold the injunctions delivered to you, as ye have been taught, whether by our discourse, or by letter.

A bishop then must be irreprehensible, the husband of one wife, temperate, sagacious, respectable, hospitable, well qualified for teaching; not addicted to wine, not using hard words or blows, not greedy of base gain; but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money; presiding over his own family with propriety, having his children under subjection with all gravity of behaviour:read more.
for if a man knoweth not how to order his own family, how shall he take proper care of the church of God? Not a new convert, lest he be puffed up, and fall into the devil's crime. He must also have a fair character from those who are without, that he may not fall into reproach, and into the snare of the devil.

Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

So every good tree beareth good fruits; but every bad tree in kind, produceth bad fruits.

BE ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.