Bible Verses About Qualities of a Good Leader

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

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.

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.

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

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;

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;