“Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, "Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,”
— Exodus 34:6· God
What Does the Bible Say About Character?
The Bible addresses character across both Old and New Testaments. These verses are organized by biblical era — from the patriarchs to the apostles — letting Scripture speak for itself.
5 verses·5 eras·2 promises
Exodus (~1400 BC)
Return (~516 BC)
“"For I, Yahweh, don't change; therefore you, sons of Jacob, are not consumed.”
Early Church (~50 AD)
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,”
patriarchs
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn't the Judge of all the earth do right?"”
United Kingdom (~1000 BC)
“But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.”
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