73 Bible Verses About God's Character

And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.

He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth.

Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.

For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.

For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.

All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.

Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.

Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

As for our redeemer, the Lord of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.

The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.

And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

And now, O Lord God, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?

Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.

He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.

Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.

Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments.

And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

Praise the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.

I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

How long, Lord? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

Because I will publish the name of the Lord: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.

And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the Lord your God.

For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.

And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.

And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:

And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.

Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.

For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.

O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.

And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.

And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?

I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the Lord.

O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.

And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.

For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy.