33 Bible Verses about Character

Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

They have eyes full of adultery, that never cease from sin; they entice unstable souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children!

"A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. Some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. read more.
But others fell on good soil, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold." When he had said this he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!" When his disciples asked him what this parable meant, he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to others it is given in parables, so that 'Seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.' "Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones along the path are those who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved. And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. And the ones that fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. But the ones that fell on the good soil are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.

And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.

But these are the ones sown on good soil, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit thirtyfold, sixty, and a hundred."

Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in youunless, indeed, you fail the test?

Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of depraved mind, rejected in regard to the faith.

They profess to know God, but they deny him by their deeds; they are detestable and disobedient, unfit for any good deed.

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by men and hating one another.

To you therefore who believe, this is precious, but for those who do not believe, "The very stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,"

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

They were filled with all manner of wickedness, evil, covetousness, depravity. Full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips,

So, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;

And now, behold, bound in the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit solemnly testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me. But I do not consider my life of any account nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased and said, "The will of the Lord be done."

Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things.

These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, devoid of the Spirit.

For every one who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

For among them are those who make their way into households and capture weak women, weighed down with sins and swayed by various impulses,

But the anointing which you have received from him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as his anointing teaches you about all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, abide in him.

holding a form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid such people.

they are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to the hardness of their heart;

And although you were once alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds,

and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality, greedy for the practice of every kind of impurity.

For your obedience has become known to all, so I am full of joy over you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.

As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance,

Because of the test of this service, you will glorify God by your obedience in your confession of the gospel of Christ, and by the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others;

Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we would walk in them.

Men were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory.

And they spoke many other things against him, blaspheming.

And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

All have turned aside, together they have become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one."

In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

they are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to the hardness of their heart;

Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

You were taught, with regard to your former manner of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful lusts;

unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and gave alms generously to the people and prayed to God continually.

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

"You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. You are doing just as your fathers did.

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For he is kind to the ungrateful and evil.

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by men and hating one another.

But as for the cowardly, the unbelieving, the immoral, as for murderers, fornicators, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their lot will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."

Though they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

And although you were once alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds,

For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so;

They were filled with all manner of wickedness, evil, covetousness, depravity. Full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips,

They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

For even though I am absent in flesh, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Now concerning love of the brethren you have no need to have any one write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another;

because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which you have for all the saints,

Likewise you that are younger men be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble."

inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

"Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to practice deceit." "The poison of asps is under their lips."

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.

then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,

For our boast is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with holiness and godly sincerity, not in worldly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and still more toward you.

For we are not, like so many, peddling the word of God; but as men of sincerity, as from God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.

"A certain Ananias, a devout man according to the Law, and well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,

Devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.

When he has brought out all his own, he goes on before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written."

For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision.

Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things.

Blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching when he comes. Truly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit at table, and will come and serve them.

so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, zealous for good deeds.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!"

These will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with him are the called and chosen and faithful."

treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,

But as for the cowardly, the unbelieving, the immoral, as for murderers, fornicators, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their lot will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."

foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.

And he testified with many other words and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this perverse generation."

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

through glory and dishonor, evil report and good report; true, yet regarded as impostors;

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name the name you gave me that they may be one, even as we are one.