18 Bible Verses About Character, and How Scripture Says It Is Formed

Christian Pure Team

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Summary

  • The word translated character in Romans 5:4, dokimē, means proven worth, the quality of something that has been tested.
  • Paul’s sequence in Romans 5:3-4 runs suffering, perseverance, character, hope.
  • The fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23 is one fruit with nine qualities, many of them shown toward other people.
  • Psalm 15 answers a question about the holy mountain with a list of ordinary conduct, none of it happening in the tent.
  • The verb behind “clothe yourselves with humility” refers to tying on a servant’s apron.

The Bible treats character as something formed over time, often through hardship, and shown in how a person treats others. In Romans 5:3-4 Paul describes a sequence: suffering produces perseverance, perseverance produces character, and character produces hope. The word he uses for character, dokimē, means proven worth, the quality of something that has been tested. The eighteen verses below cover that word, where the work happens, how integrity is measured, what the lists of virtues contain, and what a good…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

The Greek dokime at Romans 5:4 is the noun for something that has passed a test; the related verb is used of assaying metal.

The behaviours Psalm 15 lists run to verse 5, and include keeping an oath that proves costly and lending without interest.

The sacrifices Micah dismisses are at Micah 6:6-7.

The person with possessions who closes their heart is described at 1 John 3:17.

The towel and the basin are at John 13:4-5.

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