38 Signs You Are A Godly Leader

Last week I wrote a post entitled 38 Results Of Being An Evil Leader.  The content for this post was taken from specific passages from Proverbs chapters 10 – 12.  As a following up, the following are 38 Signs You Are A Godly Leader taken from the same set of verses.

As you read this list, remember none of this happens without brokenness, humility, a life of surrender to Christ, a love of prayer and a passion for reading God’s Word, the Bible.

Proverbs 10 with supporting verses

1. Godly Leaders Are Life-Giving – 16 “The wage of the righteous leads to life, the gain of the wicked to sin.”
2. Godly Leaders Speak Great Value Into The Lives Of Others – 20 “The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.”
3. The Words Of Godly Leaders Are Satisfying – 21 “The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.”
4. Godly Leaders’ Desires Are Granted – 24 “What the wicked dreads will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.”
5. Godly Leaders Survive Hard Times – ^{25 “}When the tempest passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous is established forever.”
6. Godly Leaders Fear The Lord And Have Longer Lives – 27 “The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.”
7. Godly Leaders Have Hope And Joy – ^{28 “}The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.”
8. The Lord Protects Godly Leaders – ^{29 “}The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers.”
9. Godly Leaders Always Win In The Long Run –  ^{30 “}The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.”
10. The Words Of Godly Leaders Brings Wisdom – ^{31 “}The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.”
11. The Words Of Godly Leaders Are Acceptable – ^{32 “}The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.”

Proverbs 11 with supporting verses

1. Godly Leaders Are Delivered From Death – 4 “Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.”
2. Godly Leaders Continually Make Great Decisions – ^{5 “}The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.”
3. Godly Leaders Are Delivered From Their Sin – ^{6 “}The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.”
4. Godly Leaders Die With Hope – ^{7 “}When the wicked dies, his hope will perish,
       and the expectation of wealth perishes too.”
5. Godly Leaders Are Delivered From Trouble – ^{8 “}The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks into it instead.”
6. Godly Leaders Are Smart –  ^{9 “}With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.”
7. Everyone Rejoices When Godly Leaders Succeed – ^{10 “}When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.”
8. Godly Leaders Can Lift Up Entire Cities – ^{11 “}By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.”
9. Godly Leaders Are Rewarded For Their Righteousness – 18 “The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.”
10. Godly Leaders Who Are Faithful Will Live – ^{19 “}Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die.”
11. Godly Leaders Are A Delight To The Lord – ^{20 “}Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the Lord, but those of blameless ways are his delight.”
12. Even The Children Of Godly Leaders Are Blessed – ^{21 “}Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.”
13. Godly Leadership Ends Only In Good – 23 “The desire of the righteous ends only in good, the expectation of the wicked in wrath.”
14. Favor Is On The Lives Of Godly Leaders – 27 “Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it.”
15. Godly Leaders Will Be Repaid For Their Righteousness – 31 “If the righteous is repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!”

Proverbs 12 with supporting verses

1. The Lord Favors Godly Leaders – 2 “A good man obtains favor from the Lord, but a man of evil devices he condemns.”
2. Godly Leaders Are Stable –  ^{3 “}No one is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved.”
3. Godly Leaders Have Just Thoughts – 5 “The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.”
4. Godly Leaders Deliver Others From Harm – ^{6 “}The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.”
5. Godly Leaders Stand In Confidence – ^{7 “}The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand.”
6. Godly Leaders Are Kind – 10 “Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast,
       but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.”
7. Godly Leaders Bear Fruit – 12 “Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.”
8. Godly Leaders Are Set Free By Their Words – ^{13 “}An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.”
9. Godly Leaders Plan Peace And Joy For Others – v 20 “Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but those who plan peace have joy.”
10. Godly Leaders Live In Victory – ^{21 “}No ill befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.”
11. Godly Leaders Are Role Models And Great Examples To Their Friends – v 26 “One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.”
12. Godly Leadership Ends In Life – 28 “In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.”

I want to once again conclude this post with a rhetorical question.  Would you rather be a righteous leader who seeks after Jesus Christ or an evil leader?

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