Bible verses about "character" | Geneva

¹ A good name is to be chosen aboue great riches, and louing fauour is aboue siluer and aboue golde. ² The rich and poore meete together: the Lord is the maker of them all. ³ A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished. ⁴ The rewarde of humilitie, and the feare of God is riches, and glory, and life. ⁵ Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that regardeth his soule, will depart farre from them. ⁶ Teache a childe in the trade of his way, and when he is olde, he shall not depart from it. ⁷ The rich ruleth the poore, and the borower is seruant to the man that lendeth. ⁸ He that soweth iniquitie, shall reape affliction, and the rodde of his anger shall faile. ⁹ He that hath a good eye, he shalbe blessed: for he giueth of his bread vnto the poore. ¹⁰ Cast out the scorner, and strife shall go out: so contention and reproche shall cease. ¹¹ Hee that loueth purenesse of heart for the grace of his lippes, the King shalbe his friend. ¹² The eyes of the Lord preserue knowledge: but hee ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressour. ¹³ The slouthfull man saith, A lyon is without, I shall be slaine in the streete. ¹⁴ The mouth of strage women is as a deepe pit: he with whom the Lord is angry, shall fall therein. ¹⁵ Foolishnesse is bounde in the heart of a childe: but the rodde of correction shall driue it away from him. ¹⁶ Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie. ¹⁷ Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge. ¹⁸ For it shalbe pleasant, if thou keepe them in thy bellie, and if they be directed together in thy lippes. ¹⁹ That thy confidence may be in the Lord, I haue shewed thee this day: thou therefore take heede. ²⁰ Haue not I written vnto thee three times in counsels and knowledge, ²¹ That I might shewe thee the assurance of the wordes of trueth to answere the wordes of trueth to them that sende to thee? ²² Robbe not the poore, because hee is poore, neither oppresse the afflicted in iudgement. ²³ For the Lord will defende their cause, and spoyle the soule of those that spoyle them. ²⁴ Make no friendship with an angrie man, neither goe with the furious man, ²⁵ Least thou learne his wayes, and receiue destruction to thy soule. ²⁶ Be not thou of them that touch the hand, nor among them that are suretie for debts. ²⁷ If thou hast nothing to paye, why causest thou that he should take thy bed from vnder thee? ²⁸ Thou shalt not remooue the ancient bounds which thy fathers haue made. ²⁹ Thou seest that a diligent man in his businesse standeth before Kings, and standeth not before the base sort.

⁹ He that walketh vprightly, walketh boldely: but he that peruerteth his wayes, shalbe knowen.

² And fashion not your selues like vnto this worlde, but bee yee changed by the renewing of your minde, that ye may prooue what that good, and acceptable and perfect will of God is.

⁸ Furthermore, brethre, whatsoeuer things are true, whatsoeuer things are honest, whatsoeuer thinges are iust, whatsoeuer thinges are pure, whatsoeuer thinges are worthie loue, whatsoeuer things are of good report, if there be any vertue, or if there be any praise, thinke on these things,

³ Neither that onely, but also we reioyce in tribulations, knowing that tribulation bringeth forth patience, ⁴ And patience experience, and experience hope, ⁵ And hope maketh not ashamed, because the loue of God is shed abroade in our heartes by the holy Ghost, which is giuen vnto vs.

¹² Wherefore my beloued, as ye haue alwayes obeyed me, not as in my presence only, but now much more in mine absence, so make an end of your owne saluation with feare and trembling. ¹³ For it is God which worketh in you, both the will and the deede, euen of his good pleasure. ¹⁴ Do all things without murmuring and reasonings, ¹⁵ That ye may be blamelesse, and pure, and the sonnes of God without rebuke in the middes of a naughtie and crooked nation, among whom yee shine as lights in the world, ¹⁶ Holding forth the worde of life, that I may reioyce in the day of Christ, that I haue not runne in vaine, neither haue laboured in vaine.

³ According as his diuine power hath giuen vnto vs all things that perteine vnto life and godlinesse, through the acknowledging of him that hath called vs vnto glory and vertue. ⁴ Whereby most great and precious promises are giuen vnto vs, that by them ye should be partakers of the diuine nature, in that ye flee the corruption, which is in the worlde through lust. ⁵ Therefore giue euen all diligence thereunto: ioyne moreouer vertue with your faith: and with vertue, knowledge: ⁶ And with knowledge, temperance: and with temperance, patience: and with patience, godlines: ⁷ And with godlines, brotherly kindnes: and with brotherly kindnes, loue. ⁸ For if these things be among you, and abound, they will make you that ye neither shalbe idle, nor vnfruitfull in the acknowledging of our Lord Iesus Christ: ⁹ For he that hath not these things, is blinde, and can not see farre off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his olde sinnes. ¹⁰ Wherefore, brethren, giue rather diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye doe these things, ye shall neuer fall. ¹¹ For by this meanes an entring shalbe ministred vnto you aboundantly into the euerlasting kingdome of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ.

⁷ But the Lord said vnto Samuel, Looke not on his countenance, nor on the height of his stature, because I haue refused him: for God seeth not as man seeth: for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord beholdeth the heart.

¹ Then being iustified by faith, we haue peace toward God through our Lord Iesus Christ. ² By who also through faith, we haue had this accesse into this grace, wherein we stand, and reioyce vnder ye hope of the glory of God. ³ Neither that onely, but also we reioyce in tribulations, knowing that tribulation bringeth forth patience, ⁴ And patience experience, and experience hope, ⁵ And hope maketh not ashamed, because the loue of God is shed abroade in our heartes by the holy Ghost, which is giuen vnto vs.