Bible verses about "character" | MSTC

¹ A good name is more worth than great riches; and loving favour is better than silver and gold. ² Whether riches or poverty do meet us, it cometh all of God. ³ A wise man seeth the plague and hideth himself; but the foolish go on still and are punished. ⁴ The end of lowliness and the fear of God, is riches, honour, prosperity and health. ⁵ Spears and snares are in the way of the froward; but he that will keep his soul, let him flee from such. ⁶ If thou teachest a child in his youth what way he should go; he shall not leave it when he is old. ⁷ The rich ruleth the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender. ⁸ He that soweth wickedness shall reap sorrow; and the rod of his plague shall destroy him. ⁹ A loving eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his bread unto the poor. ¹⁰ Cast out the scornful man, and so shall strife go out with him; yea, variance and slander shall cease. ¹¹ Whoso delighteth to be of a clean heart and of gracious lips, the king shall be his friend. ¹² The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge; but as for the words of the despiteful, he bringeth them to naught. ¹³ The slothful body sayeth, "There is a lion without, I might be slain in the street." ¹⁴ The mouth of a harlot is a deep pit; wherein he falleth that the LORD is angry withal. ¹⁵ Foolishness sticketh in the heart of the lad; but the rod of correction driveth it away. ¹⁶ Whoso doth a poor man wrong, to increase his own riches, and giveth unto the rich to please him, at the last cometh to poverty himself. ¹⁷ My son, bow down thine ear, and hearken unto the words of wisdom, apply thy mind unto my doctrine - ¹⁸ for it is a pleasant thing if thou keep it in thine heart, and practice it in thy mouth - ¹⁹ that thou mayest always put thy trust in the LORD. ²⁰ Have not I warned thee very oft with counsel and learning? ²¹ That I might show thee the truth and that thou with the verity mightest answer them that lay anything against thee? ²² See that thou rob not the poor because he is weak, and oppress not the simple in judgment; ²³ for the LORD himself will defend their cause, and do violence unto them that have used violence. ²⁴ Make no friendship with an angry willful man, and keep no company with the furious; ²⁵ lest thou learn his ways, and receive hurt unto thy soul. ²⁶ Be not thou one of them that bind their hand upon promise, and are surety for debt; ²⁷ for if thou hast nothing to pay, they shall take away thy bed from under thee. ²⁸ Thou shalt not remove the landmark, which thy fore elders have set. ²⁹ Seest thou not, that they which be diligent in their business stand before kings, and not among the simple people?

⁹ He that leadeth an innocent life, walketh surely; but whoso goeth a wrong way, shall be known.

² And fashion not yourselves like unto this world: But be changed through the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what thing that good, that acceptable, and perfect will of God is.

⁸ Furthermore brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things pertain to love, whatsoever things are of honest report, if there be any virtuous thing, if there be any laudable thing, those same have ye in your mind,

³ Neither do we so, only: but also we rejoice in tribulation: For we know that tribulation bringeth patience, ⁴ patience bringeth experience, experience bringeth hope, ⁵ and hope maketh not ashamed: for the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, by the holy ghost, which is given unto us.

¹² Wherefore, my dearly beloved, as ye have always obeyed — not when I was present only, but now much more in mine absence — even so work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. ¹³ For it is God which worketh in you both the will and also the deed, even of good will. ¹⁴ Do all things without murmuring and disputing, ¹⁵ that ye may be faultless, and pure, and the sons of God; without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and a perverse nation, among which see that ye shine as lights in the world, ¹⁶ holding fast the word of life, unto my rejoicing in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither have laboured in vain.

³ According as his godly power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness through the knowledge of him that hath called us by virtue and glory: ⁴ by the means whereof are given unto us excellent and most great promises; that by the help of them ye should be partakers of the godly nature, in that ye flee the corruption of worldly lust. ⁵ And hereunto, give all diligence: In your faith, minister virtue; and in virtue, knowledge; ⁶ and in knowledge, temperance; and in temperance, patience; in patience, godliness; ⁷ in godliness, brotherly kindness; in brotherly kindness, love. ⁸ For if these things be among you, and are plenteous, they will make you that ye neither shall be idle nor unfruitful in the knowledge of the our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ But he that lacketh these things is blind and gropeth for the way with his hand, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. ¹⁰ Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence for to make your calling and election sure. For if ye do such things, ye shall never err. ¹¹ Yea, and by this means an entering-in shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ.

⁷ But the LORD said unto Samuel, "Look not on his fashion nor on the height of his stature, for I have refused him. Because it is not as man seeth. For man looketh on the outward appearance: but the LORD beholdeth the heart."

¹ Because therefore that we are justified by faith we are at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: ² by whom we have a way in, through faith, unto this grace wherein we stand and rejoice in hope of the praise that shall be given of God. ³ Neither do we so, only: but also we rejoice in tribulation: For we know that tribulation bringeth patience, ⁴ patience bringeth experience, experience bringeth hope, ⁵ and hope maketh not ashamed: for the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, by the holy ghost, which is given unto us.