48 Bible Verses about Excellence
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As for the saints who are in the earth,
They are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight.
Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,
seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
This was because an extraordinary spirit, knowledge and insight, interpretation of dreams, explanation of enigmas and solving of difficult problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Let Daniel now be summoned and he will declare the interpretation.”
Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For His name alone is exalted;
His glory is above earth and heaven.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.
Then this Daniel began distinguishing himself among the commissioners and satraps because he possessed an extraordinary spirit, and the king planned to appoint him over the entire kingdom.
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves;
But earnestly desire the greater gifts.And I show you a still more excellent way.
And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises.
Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Now I have heard about you that a spirit of the gods is in you, and that illumination, insight and extraordinary wisdom have been found in you.
so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ;
Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
Praise the Lord in song, for He has done excellent things;
Let this be known throughout the earth.
For wisdom is protection just as money is protection,
But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.
“Whereas you have been forsaken and hated
With no one passing through,
I will make you an everlasting pride,
A joy from generation to generation.
This also comes from the Lord of hosts,
Who has made His counsel wonderful and His wisdom great.
You are fairer than the sons of men;
Grace is poured upon Your lips;
Therefore God has blessed You forever.
For the choir director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of David.
O Lord, our Lord,
How majestic is Your name in all the earth,
Who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens!
“Reuben, you are my firstborn;
My might and the beginning of my strength,
Preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
Now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you whatever you ask, for all my people in the city know that you are a woman of excellence.
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones.
Then Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, in whom is a divine spirit?”
“There is none like the God of Jeshurun,
Who rides the heavens to your help,
And through the skies in His majesty.
“Listen, for I will speak noble things;
And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.
More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ,
He who restrains his words has knowledge,
And he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks.
It will blossom profusely
And rejoice with rejoicing and shout of joy.
The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
The majesty of Carmel and Sharon.
They will see the glory of the Lord,
The majesty of our God.
In that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth will be the pride and the adornment of the survivors of Israel.
They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position;
They delight in falsehood;
They bless with their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. Selah.
Ascribe strength to God;
His majesty is over Israel
And His strength is in the skies.
I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,
“Blessed are you, O Israel;
Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord,
Who is the shield of your help
And the sword of your majesty!
So your enemies will cringe before you,
And you will tread upon their high places.”
“Take my instruction and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choicest gold.
For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.
From Thematic Bible
Virtue » Excellence
Finally, brethren,
Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith
