{"id":2727,"date":"2025-04-26T13:05:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T13:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/bible-verses-improving-yourself\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:12:20","slug":"bible-verses-improving-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/bible-verses-improving-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"19 Bijbelverzen over zelfverbetering en een beter mens worden"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Scripture describes becoming a better person as growth that God produces and people work at, and its word for the result is fruit. Paul writes &quot;the fruit of the Spirit&quot; in the singular: one fruit with nine qualities (Galatians 5:22-23). The nineteen verses below cover what grows, what is trained, what is asked for, what trials produce, and what the change is for. What grows Galatians 5:22-23 &quot;But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore our deep dive featuring 24 inspiring Bible verses about self-improvement. Discover spiritual guidance for personal growth, positive change and embracing life&#039;s challenges through God&#039;s word.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[35],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-2727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-verses"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47011,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/bible-verses-gentleness\/","url_meta":{"origin":2727,"position":0},"title":"20 Bible Verses About Gentleness","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"november 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover uplifting Bible verses about gentleness that inspire kindness, compassion, and a peaceful spirit in your daily life.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bible Verses&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Bible Verses","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/bible-verses\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Annunciation, in the style of Picasso","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00329.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00329.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00329.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00329.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":46427,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/bible-verses-bearing-fruit\/","url_meta":{"origin":2727,"position":1},"title":"19 Bible Verses About Bearing Fruit","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"februari 11, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover inspiring Bible verses about bearing fruit, encouraging spiritual growth and meaningful actions in your life. 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