33 Bible Verses about Character

address your selves to God, and you will find him present with you: cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, you that are diffident.

their eyes are inflam'd with adultery, and unextinguishable vice: they insnare the souls of the inconstant. their minds are practis'd in the arts of avarice: an execrable race, who have deserted the right way,

a husbandman went out to sow his corn: and as he was sowing, some fell upon the beaten road, which was crush'd under foot, or devoured by the birds. some fell upon very stony ground, which no sooner sprung up, but it wither'd away, for want of moisture: some fell among thorns; but the thorns over-grew it, and starv'd it. read more.
but some of the corn fell into good soil, and grew up, yielding a hundred grains for one. then raising his voice he concluded with these words, he that hath ears to hear, let him hear. But his disciples having ask'd him the meaning of this parable; he answered, the secret circumstances of the divine dispensation may be clearly revealed to you, but to others only in parables, so that they don't observe what they see, nor comprehend what they hear. now the meaning of the parable is this: the seed sown signifies the word of God. by the beaten road is meant, they who only hear: the word, by the lurking wiles of the devil, being hinder'd from taking root in their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. by the stony ground is understood such persons as receive indeed the doctrines they hear, with joy: but for want of resolution, believe only occasionally, and desert when the trial comes. the ground over-run with thorns denotes such as have embraced the doctrine, but are so immerst in the business, enjoyments, and pleasures of life, as not to improve it to any real advantage. but by the good ground is meant such persons as have received the doctrine with simplicity and sincerity, abide by it, and practise it with perseverance.

and ye shall be hated by all the world for professing my name: but he that perseveres unto the end, shall escape.

they who receive seed as on good ground, are such as hear the word and entertain it, and bring forth fruit, some in one degree, and some in another.

Examine yourselves, whether you be in the faith; bring yourselves to the proof; are you so little acquainted with yourselves, as not to know whether Jesus Christ be in you? but if you are destitute of proofs,

Moses did not meet with greater opposition from Jannes and Jambres, than truth does from men so corrupted in their mind, and so adulterated in their faith.

they make a profession of knowing God; but in fact they deny him, being execrably incredulous, and utter strangers to all virtue.

for even we ourselves were once inconsiderate, disobedient, deluded, addicted to variety of passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, the deserving objects of mutual hatred.

trusts thereon shall not be confounded. it will prove an honour to you, who believe; but to the incredulous, the same stone, which is the chief of the angle,

for men will be selfish, avaricious, vain, proud, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful,

At that time there dwelt at Jerusalem one Simeon, an honest, religious man, one who expected the appearance of the Messiah, and was endued with the spirit of prophecy.

villainous, unnatural, perfidious, defamers, debauchees, cruel, enemies to virtue, traitors, insolent, conceited, and more devoted to pleasure than to piety:

they were full of all injustice, fornication, mischief, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, contention, fraud, malignity;

be you therefore adorn'd with a compassionate temper, with benevolence, humility, meekness, patience as becometh saints and chosen favourites of God:

in our Lord Jesus Christ. but now I am fix'd in my resolution to go to Jerusalem, without any apprehension of what may befal me there: save what the holy spirit in every city declares, "that bonds and afflictions wait for me." things that little affect me, nor is life so much my concern, as to finish my course, and the charge I receiv'd from the Lord Jesus, to attest the declaration of the divine favour.

but Paul replied, what do you mean by afflicting me thus with your tears? I am not only ready to meet my chains, but even to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus. he being then inflexible, we desisted, saying, the will of the Lord be done.

who in the. end will be ruin'd, who place their religion in sensuality, their glory in that which is their shame, and fix their thoughts upon this earth.

these are they who distinguish themselves, though they are sensual, and have nothing that is spiritual.

for every one that doth evil, hateth the light, and shunneth the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

Of this number are they, who insinuate themselves into families, to make a prey of the weaker sex, who are inveigled by their vitious suggestions, abetted by their own subtle passions,

but as the unction which ye have received from him, abides in you, you don't need any instruction: being then fully instructed by his unction, which is true and not fallacious, adhere to what that has taught you.

of which they wear the appearance, but disclaim its influence. have no intercourse with such.

which are overspread with darkness, and averse to a religious life, thro' their innate ignorance and obduracy:

You then that formerly were alienated from God, and were enemies by your imaginations and wicked practices, even you has Jesus Christ now reconciled to the body of his church,

who without remorse, have abandon'd themselves to brutality, in gratifying every lewd unnatural passion.

your christianity is very well known in the world. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you as expert in that which is good, as unpractis'd in what is evil.

as obedient children be no longer influenc'd by those passions, which were the effects of your former ignorance.

having this proof of you by such a supply, they will glorify God for your profess'd subjection to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution to them as well as others;

therefore, if any man be a christian, he is in a new creation: the old state of things is chang'd to one entirely new.

for he hath made us a-new, and form'd us by Christ Jesus to do good works, for which God had before prepared us, that we might live in them.

and men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, who hath power over these plagues: and they repented not, to give him glory.

and besides all this, they loaded him with the most impious invectives.

take then that worthless fellow, turn him out in the dark, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

they are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable, there is none that doth good, no not one.

to those unbelievers, whose minds the God of this world has so blinded, that the glorious lustre of the gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, does not enlighten them.

which are overspread with darkness, and averse to a religious life, thro' their innate ignorance and obduracy:

or figs of thistles? so every good tree yields good fruit: but a corrupt tree yields bad fruit.

to quit the vicious habits of your former conversation, corrupted by deceitful passions:

villainous, unnatural, perfidious, defamers, debauchees,

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

and was a proselyte, together with all his family: he gave much alms to the people, and was assiduous in his prayers to God.

they were both of them sincerely pious; observing all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord; with unspotted reputation.

stubborn people, whose hearts and ears like the uncircumcised, are always averse to the holy spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.

for men will be selfish, avaricious, vain, proud, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful,

but as for you, love your enemies, do good, and lend without expecting any advantage from it: so shall your reward be great, in acting like the children of the most high: for he is kind to the most ungrateful wretches.

for even we ourselves were once inconsiderate, disobedient, deluded, addicted to variety of passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, the deserving objects of mutual hatred.

but the fearful, and incredulous, the abominable, the murderer, the licentious, the poisoner, the idolater, and every lyar shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: this is the second death."

who knowing the divine rule of right, did not perceive that they who commit such things are worthy of death, and not only they who do the same, but they who give countenance to those that do them.

You then that formerly were alienated from God, and were enemies by your imaginations and wicked practices, even you has Jesus Christ now reconciled to the body of his church,

because a sensual disposition of mind is averse to God: for it is not subject to the divine law, nor indeed can it be.

they were full of all injustice, fornication, mischief, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, contention, fraud, malignity;

they continued stedfastly in the apostolical doctrine of a community, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

for tho' I am absent in person, yet I am present with you in my mind, and am glad to perceive the regularily of your affairs, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

As to brotherly love, I have no occasion to write about it, God himself having instructed you to love one another.

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the affection you have to all christians;

As for you that are young, be you submissive to those of a more advanc'd age: and do you all of you pay a becoming deference to one another: be cloak'd with humility, for " God opposes the proud, and shows favour to the humble."

in flaming fire, to take vengeance on those, who know not God, and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

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

he that hath such an expectation should purify himself, even as he is pure.

I say, the Lord will deliver those, who fear him, from their affliction, and reserve the wicked to be punish'd at the day of judgment.

for this is to me matter of glorying, the testimony of my conscience, that without artifice, and with religious sincerity, not by worldly wisdom, but by God's favourable assistance I have behaved my self towards all men, but more particularly to you.

for we are not like others, who adulterate the word of God; but we preach the pure gospel of Christ, as I receiv'd it from God, and as in the presence of God.

there one Ananias a religious observer of the law, who had the good word of all the Jews in that place, came to see me,

and some devout men who carried Stephen to his burial, making great lamentation over him.

when he lets out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him: because they know his voice.

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

the porter lets him in, and the sheep know his voice: he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out to pasture. when he lets out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him: because they know his voice.

Pilate answered, what I have writ, I have writ.

For there are many, especially among the Jews, who are obstinate, vain talkers and deceivers;

who in the. end will be ruin'd, who place their religion in sensuality, their glory in that which is their shame, and fix their thoughts upon this earth.

happy those servants, whom the master at his arrival shall find thus watching: I assure you, he shall gird himself, and make them sit at table, and will come to serve them.

that you may be without reproach, the inoffensive spotless children of God in the midst of a depraved and perverse generation (among whom you should shine as stars in the world,

who gave himself for us, to redeem us from all iniquity, and qualify us to be his peculiar people, passionately affected to virtue.

Jesus seeing Nathanael coming, said of him, there's a true Israelite, in whom is no guile. how do you know me?

they will make war with the lamb, but the lamb, who is lord of lords, and king of kings, together with those that are called, chosen, and faithful, shall overcome them.

cruel, enemies to virtue, traitors, insolent, conceited, and more devoted to pleasure than to piety:

villainous, unnatural, perfidious, defamers, debauchees,

but the fearful, and incredulous, the abominable, the murderer, the licentious, the poisoner, the idolater, and every lyar shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: this is the second death."

fidelity, and natural affection; implacable, and unmerciful:

and with many other discourses did he conjure and exhort them, to save themselves from that depraved generation.

for men will be selfish, avaricious, vain, proud, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful,

cruel, enemies to virtue, traitors, insolent, conceited, and more devoted to pleasure than to piety:

for men will be selfish, avaricious, vain, proud, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful,

as many as are actuated by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

in honour and disgrace, under infamy, and in repute: look'd upon as an impostor, while I say what is true;

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be satisfied.

Blessed are they, that are of an humble spirit, for of such is the kingdom of the Messias.

and now I shall be no more in the world, but they will be in the world, when I am come to thee. holy father keep them by that authority, with which thou hast invested me, that they may be one, as we are.