98 Bible Verses about Bad Leadership
Want to know what the Bible says about Bad Leadership? Here are 98 Bible verses about Bad Leadership from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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John 10:11 NIV
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
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2 Timothy 2:15 NIV
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
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Proverbs 29:4 NIV
By justice a king gives a country stability,
but those who are greedy for bribes tear it down.
but those who are greedy for bribes tear it down.
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1 Samuel 15:23 NIV
For rebellion is like the sin of divination,
and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
he has rejected you as king.”
and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
he has rejected you as king.”
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Isaiah 1:23 NIV
Your rulers are rebels,
partners with thieves;
they all love bribes
and chase after gifts.
They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;
the widow’s case does not come before them.
partners with thieves;
they all love bribes
and chase after gifts.
They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;
the widow’s case does not come before them.
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Proverbs 11:14 NIV
For lack of guidance a nation falls,
but victory is won through many advisers.
but victory is won through many advisers.
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Proverbs 4:23 NIV
Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.
for everything you do flows from it.
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Psalm 78:72 NIV
And David shepherded them with integrity of heart;
with skillful hands he led them.
with skillful hands he led them.
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Isaiah 3:12 NIV
Youths oppress my people,
women rule over them.
My people, your guides lead you astray;
they turn you from the path.
women rule over them.
My people, your guides lead you astray;
they turn you from the path.
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Romans 13:1 NIV
Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.
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Proverbs 31:8-9 NIV
8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute.
9 Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.
for the rights of all who are destitute.
9 Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.
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Jeremiah 14:14-16 NIV
14 Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatries and the delusions of their own minds. 15 Therefore this is what the Lord says about the prophets who are prophesying in my name: I did not send them, yet they are saying, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ Those same prophets will perish by sword and famine. 16 And the people they are prophesying to will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them, their wives, their sons and their daughters. I will pour out on them the calamity they deserve.
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Proverbs 29:14 NIV
If a king judges the poor with fairness,
his throne will be established forever.
his throne will be established forever.
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Galatians 6:6 NIV
Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor.
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1 Timothy 5:17 NIV
The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
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2 Chronicles 36:11-14 NIV
11 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. 12 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke the word of the Lord. 13 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him take an oath in God’s name. He became stiff-necked and hardened his heart and would not turn to the Lord, the God of Israel. 14 Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people became more and more unfaithful, following all the detestable practices of the nations and defiling the temple of the Lord, which he had consecrated in Jerusalem.
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Titus 1:7 NIV
Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.
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James 3:1 NIV
Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
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