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:

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;

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

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;

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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;

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.

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

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.

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

Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

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

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

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

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

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

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.

He must increase, but I must decrease.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.