Here’s a collection of powerful scriptures about men in the Bible—covering their character, responsibilities, spiritual calling, leadership, and personal conduct. These verses provide a clear, biblical vision of what it means to be a godly man:
1. Leadership & Responsibility
- 1 Corinthians 16:13–14
“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.” - Ephesians 5:23
“For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.” - Genesis 2:15
“The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.”
2. Integrity & Righteousness
- Proverbs 20:7
“The righteous man walks in his integrity; his children are blessed after him.” - Micah 6:8
“He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” - Psalm 112:1–2
“Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who delights greatly in His commandments. His descendants will be mighty on earth.”
3. Love, Sacrifice & Family
- Ephesians 5:25
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her.” - Colossians 3:21
“Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.” - 1 Timothy 5:8
“But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”
4. Faithfulness & Devotion
- Joshua 24:15
“But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” - Psalm 1:1–3
“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked… but his delight is in the law of the Lord.” - 1 Kings 2:2–3 (David to Solomon)
“Be strong, and show yourself a man, and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in His ways…”
5. Strength & Courage
- Joshua 1:9
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed…” - 2 Timothy 1:7
“For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” - Proverbs 27:17
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”
6. Humility & Self-Control
- James 4:6
“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” - Titus 2:6–7
“Encourage the young men to be self-controlled. Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works…” - 1 Peter 5:5–6
“Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another… Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God…”
