33 Bible Verses about Character

Draw nigh to God, and He wild draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double-minded.

having eyes full of lustfulness, and that cannot cease from sin; enticing unstable souls; having a heart exercised in covetousness; children of a curse;

"The sower went forth to sow his seed. And in his sowing some fell by the wayside; and it was trodden down, and the birds of the heaven devoured it. And another fell upon the rock; and, springing up, it was withered because of not having moisture. And another fell amid the thorns; and the thorns growing with it choked it. read more.
And another fell into the good ground; and, growing, it produced fruit, a hundredfold." Saying these things, He was crying aloud, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear." And His disciples were asking Him, what this parable might be. And He said, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables; that, seeing, they may not see, and, hearing, they may not understand. Now this is the parable: The seed is the word of God. And those by the wayside are those who heard; then the Devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart; lest, having believed, they should be saved. "And those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root; who, for a season, believe, and in time of temptation fall away. "And that which fell among the thorns, these are those who heard; and, going forth, they are choked with anxieties, and riches, and pleasures of life, and bear no fruit to perfection. "And that in the good ground, these are such as, in a good and honest heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bear fruit with patience.

And ye will be hated by all, for My name's sake; but he who endures to the end, the same shall be saved.

And these are the ones sown on the good ground: such as hear the word, and receive it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold."

Try yourselves, whether ye are in the faith; prove yourselves. Or know ye not as to yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you, unless ye be rejected?

And as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also do these withstand the truth; men utterly corrupted in mind, disapproved concerning the faith.

They profess to know God; but by their works they deny Him; being abominable, and disobedient, and for every good work worthless.

For we also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving manifold desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

To you, therefore, who believe is the preciousness; but to those who disbelieve, a stone which the builders rejected, this was made into a head of a corner,"

for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, intemperate, fierce, no lovers of good, traitors, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

having become filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

Put on, therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, tender affections of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering;

And, now, behold, I, bound by the Spirit, am going to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there; except that the Holy Spirit testifieth to me in every city, saying that bonds and tribulations await me. But I make not my soul of any value as dear to myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify the Gospel of the grace of God.

Then Paul answered, "What are ye doing, weeping and crushing my heart? For I am ready, not only to be bound, but to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus." And, when he would not be persuaded, we were silent, saying, "The will of the Lord be done."

whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who are thinking of earthly things.

These are those who make separations; sensual, having not the Spirit.

For every one that practices evil hates the Light, and comes not to the Light, lest his works should be reproved;

For of these are those who creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, and led on by manifold desires,

And the Anointing which ye received from Him abideth in you, and ye have no need that anyone teach you; but as His Anointing teacheth you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as He taught you, ye abide in Him.

holding a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from these also turn away.

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

And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in evil works,

who, indeed, having become without feeling, delivered themselves up to lasciviousness for the working of all uncleanness with greediness.

For your obedience reached unto all. I rejoice, therefore, over you; but I wish you to be wise as to that which is good, but simple as to evil.

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

through the proof of this ministry, glorifying God for the subjection of your confession to the Gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all;

Wherefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, they have become new.

for we are His workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God before prepared, that we should walk in them.

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

And many other things they said against Him, reviling Him.

and cast out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth!

they have all turned aside, they together became unprofitable; there is none that does good, there is not so much as one;

in whom the god of this world blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, Who is the image of God, should not shine upon them.

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

So every good tree bears good fruit, but the worthless tree bears evil fruit.

that ye put off, as to your former manner of life, the old man, who is corrupt according to the desires of deceit;

without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, intemperate, fierce, no lovers of good,

"Happy are the meek: because they shall inherit the earth.

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

Ye 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, ungrateful, unholy,

"But love your enemies; and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and ye will be sons of the Most High; because He is kind to the unthankful and evil.

For we also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving manifold desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

But, for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part shall be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death."

who, indeed, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with those who practice them.

And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in evil works,

because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither, indeed, can it be;

having become filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

and they were constantly attending the teaching of the apostles and the fellowship, and the breaking of bread, and the prayers.

for even if I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the Spirit, rejoicing, and beholding your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

"Happy are the merciful: because they shall receive mercy.

But concerning brotherly love, ye have no need that one write to you; for ye yourselves are taught by God to love one another;

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints,

Likewise, ye younger, be subject to the elder; yea, all of you gird on the lowly mind to serve one another; because "God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the lowly."

awarding vengeance to those who know not God, and to those who obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus;

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

"Happy are the pure in heart; because they shall see God.

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

the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous enduring punishment unto the day of judgment;

For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

For we are not as the many, making merchandise of the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.

And one Ananias, a devout, man according to the law, well spoken of by all the resident Jews,

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

When he drives out all his own, he goes on 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 opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out. When he drives out all his own, he goes on 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 men, vain-talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who are thinking of earthly things.

Happy are those servants, whom their lord, when coming, shall find watching! Verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them recline; and, coming near, he will serve them.

that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, irreproachable in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye appear as luminaries in the world,

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

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and He saith to him, "Behold, an Israelite, indeed, in whom there 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 those with Him are called and chosen and faithful."

traitors, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, intemperate, fierce, no lovers of good,

But, for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part shall be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death."

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

Also with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this perverse generation!"

for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

traitors, reckless, 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, ungrateful, unholy,

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

through glory and dishonor, through evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true;

"Happy are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness: because they shall be filled.

"Happy are the poor in spirit; because theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

And I am no longer in the world; and these are in the world, and I come to Thee. Holy Father, keep, in Thine Own name, those whom Thou hast given Me, that they may be one, even as we are.