Bible verses about "character" | AKJV

¹ A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold. ² The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all. ³ A prudent man foresees the evil, and hides himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. ⁴ By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honor, and life. ⁵ Thorns and snares are in the way of the fraudulent: he that does keep his soul shall be far from them. ⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. ⁷ The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. ⁸ He that sows iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. ⁹ He that has a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he gives of his bread to the poor. ¹⁰ Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yes, strife and reproach shall cease. ¹¹ He that loves pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. ¹² The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthrows the words of the transgressor. ¹³ The slothful man said, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. ¹⁴ The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein. ¹⁵ Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. ¹⁶ He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he that gives to the rich, shall surely come to want. ¹⁷ Bow down your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge. ¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; they shall with be fitted in your lips. ¹⁹ That your trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to you this day, even to you. ²⁰ Have not I written to you excellent things in counsels and knowledge, ²¹ That I might make you know the certainty of the words of truth; that you might answer the words of truth to them that send to you? ²² Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: ²³ For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. ²⁴ Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man you shall not go: ²⁵ Lest you learn his ways, and get a snare to your soul. ²⁶ Be not you one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. ²⁷ If you have nothing to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you? ²⁸ Remove not the ancient landmark, which your fathers have set. ²⁹ See you a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

⁹ He that walks uprightly walks surely: but he that perverts his ways shall be known.

² And be not conformed to this world: but be you transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

⁸ Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

³ And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation works patience; ⁴ And patience, experience; and experience, hope: ⁵ And hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given to us.

¹² Why, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. ¹³ For it is God which works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. ¹⁴ Do all things without murmurings and disputings: ¹⁵ That you may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the middle of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom you shine as lights in the world; ¹⁶ Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither labored in vain.

³ According as his divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that has called us to glory and virtue: ⁴ Whereby are given to us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. ⁵ And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; ⁶ And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; ⁷ And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. ⁸ For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ But he that lacks these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and has forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. ¹⁰ Why the rather, brothers, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you shall never fall: ¹¹ For so an entrance shall be ministered to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

⁷ But the LORD said to Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD sees not as man sees; for man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.

¹ Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: ² By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. ³ And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation works patience; ⁴ And patience, experience; and experience, hope: ⁵ And hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given to us.