1. Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
2. Jeremiah 23:1-4
“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord. Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: “You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for your evil deeds, declares the Lord. Then I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply. I will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, declares the Lord.
3. Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked.
4. Proverbs 16:12
It is an abomination to kings to do evil, for the throne is established by righteousness.
5. 1 Timothy 3:1-5
The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. Therefore. an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church?
6. Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
7. Acts 20:28
Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.
8. 1 Timothy 4:12
Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
9. Colossians 3:23-25
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.
10. Mark 10:42-45
And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
11. Ezekiel 34:1-8
The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, thus says the Lord God: Ah, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep? You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep. The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the injured you have not bound up, the strayed you have not brought back, the lost you have not sought, and with force and harshness you have ruled them. So, they were scattered, because there was no shepherd, and they became food for all the wild beasts. My sheep were scattered; …
12. Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
13. 2 Timothy 2:24
And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,
14. Matthew 23:1-39
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat, so do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long, …
15. Psalm 101:5
Whoever slanders his neighbour secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.
16. Luke 22:26
But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves.
17. Philippians 2:3
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
18. Hebrews 13:7
Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.
19. Matthew 20:26
It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant.
20. Proverbs 4:23
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
21. Galatians 6:9
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
22. John 3:30
He must increase, but I must decrease.
23. Exodus 18:21
Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
24. Psalm 78:72
With upright heart he shepherded them and guided them with his skilful hand.
25. Ezekiel 3:16-4:17
And at the end of seven days, the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. If I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person shall die for his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, or from his wicked way, he shall die for his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul. Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits injustice, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die. Because you have not warned him, he shall die for his sin, and his righteous deeds that he has done shall not be remembered, but his blood I will require at your hand. …
26. James 3:1
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.
27. 2 Timothy 2:15
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
28. Proverbs 11:14
Where there is no guidance, a people fall, but in an abundance of counsellors there is safety.
29. Titus 1:7
For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,
30. John 10:11
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
31. Proverbs 29:4
By justice a king builds up the land, but he who exacts gifts tears it down.
32. Romans 13:1
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
33. Isaiah 3:12
My people—infants are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, your guides mislead you and they have swallowed up the course of your paths.
34. Isaiah 1:23
Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not bring justice to the fatherless, and the widow’s cause does not come to them.
35. 1 Peter 5:2
Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly;
36. Philippians 2:4
Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
37. Proverbs 31:8-9
Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.
38. 1 Timothy 5:17
Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honour, especially those who labour in preaching and teaching.
39. Proverbs 28:16
A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
40. Luke 6:31
And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
41. Proverbs 29:14
If a king faithfully judges the poor, his throne will be established forever.
42. Acts 5:29
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
43. 1 Samuel 15:23
For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and presumption is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has also rejected you from being king.”
44. 1 Peter 5:3
Not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.
45. Matthew 5:37
Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.
46. James 4:10
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
47. James 1:12
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
48. Matthew 7:12
“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
49. Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man skilful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
50. 1 Timothy 3:5
For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church?
51. Romans 8:28
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
52. John 13:13-17
You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
