Bible verses about Leadership
Verses about leading with wisdom, humility and service.
Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
Exodus 18:21Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.”
Deuteronomy 1:13The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
Deuteronomy 31:8Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
1 Kings 3:9So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.
Psalms 78:72For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.
Proverbs 11:14Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
Proverbs 15:22Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
Proverbs 27:23He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
Isaiah 40:11It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
Matthew 20:26and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—
Matthew 20:27just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
Matthew 20:28Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”
Mark 9:35A king who judges the poor with fairness— his throne will be established forever.
Proverbs 29:14Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Hebrews 13:17I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
John 10:11But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.
Luke 22:26So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
John 13:14I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you.
John 13:15Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
Acts 20:28if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
Romans 12:8An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
1 Timothy 3:2Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
1 Peter 5:2not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
1 Peter 5:3