33 Bible Verses about Character

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners, and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.

having eyes full of an adulteress, and that cannot cease from sin, alluring unstable souls, having a heart exercised in covetousness, children of a curse,

A sower went forth to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and they were trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured them. And others fell upon rocky ground; and when they had sprung up they withered away, because they had no moisture. And others fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up with them, and choked them. read more.
And others fell upon good ground, and sprung up, and bore fruit, a hundredfold. While saying these things, he cried aloud, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. And his disciples asked him what this parable meant. And he said, To you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God; but to others [these things are spoken] in parables; that while seeing they may not see, and while hearing they may not understand. Now the meaning of the parable is this. The seed is the word of God. Those by the wayside are they that hear; then cometh the Devil and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved. Those on the rocky ground are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root; and for a while they believe, and in time of temptation fall away. And those seeds which fell among the thorns, these are they who, when they have heard, go away and are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection. But the seeds on the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, when they have heard the word, hold it fast, and bear fruit with constancy.

and ye will be hated by all on account of my name. But he that endureth to the end will be saved.

And these are they who are sown on the good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it; and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundred fold.

Try yourselves, whether ye are in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, that Christ Jesus is in you, unless ye are unapproved?

Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also do these withstand the truth; men corrupted in their minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and for every good work reprobate.

For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, going astray, slaves to divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

To you therefore who believe, is the honor; but to the disobedient, "the stone which the builders rejected, the same hath become the cornerstone,"

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without

And lo! there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and he was a righteous and devout man, waiting for the consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was upon him;

natural affection, implacable, slanderers, incontinent, fierce, without love for what is good, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

being filled with all unrighteousness, malice, covetousness, wickedness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; backbiters,

Clothe yourselves, therefore, as the chosen of God, holy and beloved, with compassionate affections, kindness, lowliness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

And now behold, I go, bound in my spirit, to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will befall me there; save that the Holy Spirit witnesseth to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me. But I count life of no value to me, so that I may finish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings of the grace of God.

Then answered Paul, What mean ye that ye weep, and break my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased; saying, The Lords will be done.

whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, whose mind is on earthly things.

These are they that separate themselves, sensual, not having the Spirit.

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

For of these are they who creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts,

And the anointing which ye yourselves received from him abideth in you, and ye have no need that any one teach you; but as his anointing teacheth you concerning all things, and is truth, and is not a lie, even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof. And from these turn away.

having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God on account of the ignorance that is in them, on account of the hardness of their hearts;

And you, that were once alienated, and enemies in your mind in wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

who, being past feeling, have given themselves up to wantonness, to work all uncleanness in greediness.

For your obedience hath become known to all. Over you, then, I rejoice; but I would have you wise as to that which is good, and simple as to that which is evil.

as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts in your ignorance;

while by the proof afforded by this ministration they glorify God for your obedience to your profession in regard to the gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution in regard to them and in regard to all;

Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

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

and men were scorched with great heat. And men blasphemed the name of God, who had the power over these plagues; and they repented not, to give him glory.

And many other things did they scoffingly say against him.

And cast out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

they have all turned aside from the right way, they have become worthless together; there is none that doeth good, not even one.

in whom the God of this world blinded the understandings of the unbelieving, so that they cannot behold the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God on account of the ignorance that is in them, on account of the hardness of their hearts;

So every good tree beareth good fruit; but a bad tree beareth bad fruit.

that as to your former way of life ye should put off the old man, who perisheth according to the lusts of deceit,

natural affection, implacable, slanderers, incontinent, fierce, without love for what is good,

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

a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, giving much alms to the people, and praying to God always,

And they were both righteous in the sight of God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Stiffnecked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears! ye do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do ye.

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without

But love your enemies, and do good and lend, despairing of no one; and your reward will be great, and ye will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the unthankful and wicked.

For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, going astray, slaves to divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

But the cowardly, and unbelieving, and the polluted with abominations, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

who, although knowing the ordinance of God, that they who practise such things deserve death, not only do them themselves, but approve of those who do them.

And you, that were once alienated, and enemies in your mind in wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

Because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it doth not submit itself to the Law of God, neither indeed can it.

being filled with all unrighteousness, malice, covetousness, wickedness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; backbiters,

And they were constantly attending on the teaching of the apostles, and the imparting [of their substance], the breaking of bread, and the prayers.

For though I am absent in the flesh, yet in the spirit I am with you, rejoicing and beholding your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

Blessed are the merciful; for they will obtain mercy.

But concerning brotherly love there is no need of writing to you; for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;

since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

In like manner, ye younger men, submit yourselves to the elder; and all of you be clothed with humility toward each other; for "God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble."

in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus;

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have practised deceit. The poison of asps is under their lips.

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

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

the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unrighteous under punishment to the day of judgment;

For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and the sincerity which is of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.

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

But one Ananias, a devout man according to the Law, well spoken of by all the Jews who dwelt there,

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

When he hath put forth all his own, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.

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

To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice; and his own sheep he calleth by name, and leadeth them out. When he hath put forth all his own, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.

Pilate answered, What I have written, I have written.

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

whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, whose mind is on earthly things.

Happy are those servants, whom their lord when he cometh shall find watching; truly do I say to you, that he will gird himself, and place them at table, and will come and wait on them.

that ye may be blameless and pure, children of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation; among whom ye shine as luminaries in the world,

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a people to be his own, zealous in good works.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile.

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

betrayers, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

natural affection, implacable, slanderers, incontinent, fierce, without love for what is good,

But the cowardly, and unbelieving, and the polluted with abominations, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

senseless, faithless, without natural affection, without pity;

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

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without

betrayers, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without

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

through honor and dishonor, through evil report and good report; as deceivers, and true;

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they will be filled.

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

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