Bible Verses about “bad leadership”

“And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,”

“Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.”

“The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;”

“Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.”

“knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.”

“(but if a man doesn't know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)”

“Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.”

“one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;”

“not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;”

“This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.”

“"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.”

“The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,”

“Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.”

“"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!”

“Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.”

“All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don't do their works; for they say, and don't do.”

“"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.”

“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

“saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees sat on Moses' seat.”

“But don't you be called 'Rabbi,' for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.”

“You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?”

“But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.”

“You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?”

“You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that its outside may become clean also.”

“For the Son of Man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."”

“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”

“Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples,”

“But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.”

“Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ.”

“"Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.'”

“'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated?'”

“He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it.”

“He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was living in it.”

“He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.”

“For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'"”

“For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.”

“"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness.”

“Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;”

“the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called 'Rabbi, Rabbi' by men.”

“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”

“You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of Gehenna?”

“that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.”

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much of a son of Gehenna as yourselves.”

“But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad, enlarge the fringes of their garments,”

“and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,”

“"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.”

“Behold, your house is left to you desolate.”

“"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don't enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter.”

“"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous,”

“and say, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we wouldn't have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.'”