Quotes about Character
A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.
- Proverbs 28:16
He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.
- Proverbs 28:18
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
- Proverbs 28:20
He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
- Proverbs 28:23
A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end.
- Proverbs 29:21
A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
- Proverbs 29:23
A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
- Proverbs 31:10
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
- Ecclesiastes 10:12
No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.
- Isaiah 32:5
See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
- Isaiah 48:10
The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
- Daniel 1:7
Some of the wise will fall, so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
- Daniel 11:35