Bible Verses about “being a good leader”
The Bible contains 29 verses about being a good leader across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
“¶ Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
“¶ ‹Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.›”
“Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”
“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;”
“Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that [is] unprofitable for you.”
“¶ A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.”
“Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, [let him do it] with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.”
“For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.”
“Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.”
“For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;”
“But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;”
“‹For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.›”
“¶ When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.”
“‹For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.›”
“‹If I then,› [your] ‹Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.›”
“‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.›”
“‹Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for› [so] ‹I am.›”
“Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of [their] conversation.”
“‹If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.›”
“‹And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.›”
“One of themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.”
“‹But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:›”
“Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.”
“For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:”
“But Jesus called them [to him], and saith unto them, ‹Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.›”
“This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;”
“Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.”