33 Bible Verses about Character

draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded men.

having eyes that are full of the adulteress, and that can not cease from sin, deceiving unstable souls, having a heart exercised in covetousness, accursed children,

The sower went forth to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and it was trodden down, and the birds of the air ate it up. And some fell upon the rock; and when it had sprung up, it withered, because it had no moisture. And some fell in the midst of thorns; and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. read more.
And other seed fell into good ground, and sprung up, and produced fruit a hundred-fold. When he had said these things, he cried: He that has ears to hear, let him hear. And the disciples asked him, saying: What does this parable mean? He replied: To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that when they see, they may not see, and when they hear, they may not understand. But the meaning of the parable is this: The seed is the word of God; those by the way side are they that hear; then comes the devil and takes the word from their heart, lest they should believe and be saved. Those on the rock are they that, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who, for awhile, believe, and in time of temptation apostatize. That which fell among thorns are those who hear, and so conduct them selves, that they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the good ground are those who, in a good and honest heart, hear the word, and keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

And you will be hated by all men on my account: but he that endures to the end shall be saved.

And these are they that received seed on the good ground; who hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred.

Make trial of yourselves, whether you are in the faith; put yourselves to the proof. Do you not know your own selves, that Christ Jesus is in you? unless you be without proof.

Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so these also will withstand the truth; men corrupt in mind, rejected as it respects the faith.

They profess that they know God, but in their works they deny him, being detestable and disobedient, and, as it respects every good work, rejected.

For we ourselves also were formerly foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one an other.

To you, then, who believe, is this preciousness: but the stone which the builders rejected, has become the head of the corner,

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, revilers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon. And this man was just and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was upon him:

without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, intemperate, fierce, haters of those who are good, traitors, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God,

as they were filled with all unrighteousness, lewdness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity;

Put on, therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, a merciful disposition, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering:

And now, behold, I am going, bound in spirit, to Jerusalem, not knowing what shall befall me there, except that in every city the Holy Spirit testifies to me, saying, That bonds and afflictions await me. But I esteem this a matter of no importance, nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry that I have received from the Lord Jesus, to bear full testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.

But Paul answered: What do you effect by weeping, and breaking my heart? For I am ready, not only to be bound, but also to suffer death in Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus. And as he would not be persuaded, we kept silence, and said: The will of the Lord be done.

whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.

These are they who separate themselves, animal, not having the Spirit.

For every one that does evil, hates the light, and comes not to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

For of this sort are those who worm themselves into houses, and lead captive silly women that are laden with sins, and influenced by various desires,

And the anointing which you have received from him abides in you; and you have no need that any one should teach you: but, as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true and is no lie, even as it has taught you, abide in it.

having a form of godliness, but denying its power: from these also turn away.

darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;

And you, who were formerly alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now has he reconciled

who, being past feeling, have given themselves up to licentiousness, that they may work all manner of uncleanness with greediness.

For your obedience has gone abroad to all men: I rejoice, therefore, on your account. But I desire you to be wise in respect to that which is good, and guileless in respect to that which is evil.

as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the desires which you formerly had in your ignorance;

(since through the proof which this service gives, they glorify God for your acknowledged subjection to the gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution for them, and for all;)

So, then, if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

For we are his workman ship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God before prepared, that we should walk in them.

And men were scorched with great heat; and they uttered impious words against the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they repented not, that they might give him glory.

And many other impious things they said to him.

And cast the unprofitable servant into the darkness without. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

they have all turned out of the way; they have alike become unprofitable; there is none that does good, not even one;

whose unbelieving minds the god of this age has darkened, so that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine to them.

darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;

So every good tree produces goodly fruit: but an unsound tree produces diseased fruit.

that, as to your former life, you put off the old man, which is corrupt, according to its deceitful desires,

without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, intemperate, fierce, haters of those who are good,

Blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth.

a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who did many acts of charity to the people, and prayed to God always.

They were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, blameless.

You stiff-necked, and uncircumcised in heart and in ears, you do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so also do you.

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, revilers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind to the unthankful and the evil.

For we ourselves also were formerly foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one an other.

But the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the detestable, and murderers and lewd persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, shall have their part in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.

who, acknowledging the judgment of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do them, but approve those who practice them.

And you, who were formerly alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now has he reconciled

Because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can it be.

as they were filled with all unrighteousness, lewdness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity;

And they attended constantly to the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of bread, and the prayers.

For, though I am absent in flesh, yet I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to behold your order, and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

Blessed are the merciful; for they shall receive mercy.

But with respect to brotherly love, you have no need that I write to you: for you yourselves are taught of God to love one another;

since we heard of your faithfulness in Christ Jesus, and your love for all the saints,

Likewise, you younger, be in subjection to the older: do you all indeed be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resists the proud, but gives grace to the lowly.

in flaming fire, to take vengeance on those who know not God, and who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ;

their throat is an open sepulcher; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips;

Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.

And every one that has this hope in Him purifies himself, even as He is pure.

then, the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the ungodly for the day of judgment, to be punished;

For the ground of our rejoicing is this: the testimony of our conscience that we have lived in the world more abundantly, indeed, for you in sincerity and godly purity, not in carnal wisdom, but in the grace of God.

For we do not, as the many, adulterate the word of God; but, as from sincerity, but, as from God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, who had a good report from all the Jews that dwelt there,

But devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

And when he puts his own sheep out, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him; for they know his voice.

my sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

To him the door-keeper opens; and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out. And when he puts his own sheep out, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him; for they know his voice.

Pilate answered: What I have writ ten, I have written.

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.

Blessed are those servants whom their lord, when he comes, shall find watching. Verily I say to you, That he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and will come forth and serve them.

that you may be without reproach and Harmless, the children of God, without blame, in the midst of a wicked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as luminaries in the world,

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

And Nathaniel said to him: Can any thing good come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him: Come and see.

These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.

traitors, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God,

without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, intemperate, fierce, haters of those who are good,

But the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the detestable, and murderers and lewd persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, shall have their part in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.

without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful;

And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying: Save yourselves from this wicked generation.

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, revilers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

traitors, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God,

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, revilers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

by honor and dishonor, by evil report, and good report; as impostors, yet truthful;

Bless ed are they that hunger and thirst for righteousness; for they shall be filled.

Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

And I am no longer in the world; but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep in thy name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are one.