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Want to know what the Bible says about Being A Good Leader? Here are 108 Bible verses about Being A Good Leader 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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James 1:12 NIV
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
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1 Timothy 4:8 NIV
For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
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Matthew 20:26 NIV
Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
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Psalm 46:10 NIV
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
    I will be exalted among the nations,
    I will be exalted in the earth.”
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John 13:34-35 NIV
34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
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1 Corinthians 10:33 NIV
even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.
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Isaiah 55:4 NIV
See, I have made him a witness to the peoples,
    a ruler and commander of the peoples.
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John 14:1 NIV
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God ; believe also in me.
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Isaiah 35:4 NIV
say to those with fearful hearts,
    “Be strong, do not fear;
your God will come,
    he will come with vengeance;
with divine retribution
    he will come to save you.”
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Philippians 2:3 NIV
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,
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Proverbs 29:2 NIV
When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice;
    when the wicked rule, the people groan.
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Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
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Philippians 2:15 NIV
so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky
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Romans 5:3 NIV
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
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Exodus 18:21 NIV
But select capable men from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain —and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
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Deuteronomy 18:15 NIV
The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him.
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Acts 20:28 NIV
Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.
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Proverbs 22:29 NIV
Do you see someone skilled in their work?
    They will serve before kings;
    they will not serve before officials of low rank.
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