Bible Verses About Personal Growth

But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.

For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children.

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.

And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

He must increase, but I must decrease.

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?

But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.