What Does the Bible Say About Character?

“These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. perfect: or, upright”

“And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.”

“Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:”

“Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. thou shalt: Heb. do not thou excel he went: or, my couch is gone”

“But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.”

“And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.”

“And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.”

“And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?”

“They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”

“For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.”

“For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.”

“For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.”

“If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,”

“And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid:”

“Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate:”

“And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;”

“And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.”

“And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him;”

“And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.”

“They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation. They have: Heb. He hath corrupted to himself their: or, that they are not his children, that is their blot”

“Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?”

“And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.”

“And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way. corrupted: or, were corrupt ceased: Heb. let nothing fall of their”

“When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.”

“But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?”

“And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned? fortify: Heb. leave to themselves”

“And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it. to hinder: Heb. to make an error to it”

“That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.”

“Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.”

“So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:”

“What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?”

“They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.”

“But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.”

“The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. in: Heb. before thine eyes”

“Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. bloody: Heb. man of bloods and deceit”

“For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth. heart's: Heb. soul's blesseth: or, the covetous blesseth himself, he abhorreth the LORD”

“The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. God is: or, all his thoughts are, There is no God”

“He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor. are: Heb. hide themselves”

“To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.”

“He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.”

“My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.”

“But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not: adversity: Heb. halting”

“The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.”

“He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. ever: Heb. all the day”

“They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.”

“They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;”

“Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.”

“My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. fixed: or, prepared”

“The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. as soon: Heb. from the belly”

“For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.”

“They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. inwardly: Heb. in their inward parts”

“For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded. those: Heb. thy wounded”

“They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.”

“A Song or Psalm of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.”

“Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.”

“He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.”

“ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. undefiled: or, perfect, or, sincere”

“My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.”

“Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;”

“He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.”

“When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.”

“A righteous man hateth lying : but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.”

“Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly , than to divide the spoil with the proud.”

“The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.”

“An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire. An: Heb. A man of Belial”

“A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.”

“The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.”

“A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. loving: or, favour is better than, etc”

“He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.”

“My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: them: Heb. changers”

“For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?”

“As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.”

“The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.”

“A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.”

“Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.”

“The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.”

“We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.”

“Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:”

“The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. increase: Heb. add”

“That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD:”

“But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand. stand: or, be established”

“And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.”

“For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.”

“For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. frowardly: Heb. turning away”

“None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.”

“Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. destruction: Heb. breaking”

“Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.”

“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.”

“For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.”

“Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.”

“Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart. in the utmost: Heb. cut off into corners, or, having the corners of their hair polled”

“Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. accustomed: Heb. taught”

“For they are impudent children and stiffhearted . I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. impudent: Heb. hard of face”

“But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted . impudent: Heb. stiff of forehead, and hard of heart”

“And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.”

“Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.”

“O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away. goodness: or, mercy, or, kindness”

“Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.”

“Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images. Their heart: or, He hath divided their heart break: Heb. behead images: Heb. statues, or, standing images”

“The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?”