35 Bible Verses about heroes

Woe be unto them that are cunning men to sup out wine and expert to set up drunkenness.

There were tyrants in the world in those days. For after that the children of God had gone in unto the daughters of men and had begotten them children, the same children were the mightiest of the world and men of renown.

All my delight is upon the saints that are in the earth, and upon such as excel in virtue.

They shall be as the giants, which in the battle tread down the mire upon the streets. They shall fight, for the LORD shall be with them, so that the horsemen shall be confounded.

"Wherefore do ye think thus, 'We are mighty, and strong men of war'?

After him builded Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half quarter of Bethzur, until the other side over against the sepulchers of David, and to the pool that was repaired, and unto the house of the mighty.

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said, "The LORD is with thee, thou man of might."

How were the mighty overthrown, and how were the weapons of war forlorn!"

the captain and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the wise and the aged man,

Remember them which have the oversight of you, which have declared unto you the word of God: consider the conversation of their living, the end of whose conversation see that ye look upon, and follow their faith.

For I will send for my deputies and my giants, sayeth the LORD, and in my wrath I will call for such as triumph in my glory.

{To the Chanter, an exhortation of David when Doeg the Edomite came to Saul, and showed him, saying: David is come to the house of Abimelech} Thy boastest thou thyself, thou tyrant, that thou canst do mischief, whereas the goodness of God endureth yet daily?

And they all died in faith, and received not the promises: but saw them afar off, and believed them, and saluted them: and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

A patient man is better than one strong; and he that can rule himself, is more worth than he that winneth a city.

which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course.

The LORD shall come forth as a giant, and take a stomach to himself like a fresh man of war. He shall roar and cry, and overcome his enemies.

he ran and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword and drew it out of his sheath and slew him and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada the son of a strong man that had done great deeds and was of Kabzeel: he slew two strong lions of Moab, and went down and slew a Lion in a pit in time of snow.

Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant, even so are the young children.

Cry out these things among the Gentiles, proclaim war; wake up the giants, let them draw nigh; let them come up, all the lusty warriors of them.

Then shall the niggard be no more called gentle, nor the churl liberal.

Jesus answered him, "The first of all the commandments is, 'Hear, Israel, the Lord God is One Lord.

But when Herod's birthday was come, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

Behold, their messengers cry without, the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.

but they shall do service unto God their LORD, and to David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.

And he said, "Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, of weak were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

So I turned me unto other things under the Sun, and I saw that in running it helpeth not to be swift; in battle it helpeth not to be strong; to feeding it helpeth not to be wise; to riches, it helpeth not to be suttle; to be had in favour, it helpeth not to be cunning: but that all lieth in time and fortune.

And see that ye be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves with sophistry.

Woe unto them that rise up early to use themselves in drunkenness, and yet at night are more superfluous with wine.

And these all, through faith, obtained good report, and received not the promise;

And the women received their dead raised to life again. Others were racked, and would not be delivered, that they might receive a better resurrection.

And Jesus said unto them, "A prophet is not despised but in his own country, and among his own kin, and among them that are of the same household."

And what shall I more say? The time would be too short for me to tell of Gideon, of Barach, and of Samson, and of Jephthah. Also of David and Samuel, and of the prophets,

These be the last sayings of David. David the son of Jesse said: and the man which is lifted up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob and pleasant Psalmist of Israel said,