Bible Verses about Selfishness
| Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. | Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves. |
| Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well-being. | No one is to seek his own advantage, but rather that of his neighbor. |
| Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil. | Love is patient, love is kind, it is not jealous; love does not brag, it is not arrogant. It does not act disgracefully, it does not seek its own benefit; it is not provoked, does not keep an account of a wrong suffered. |
| For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. | For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing. |
| The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself. | A generous person will be prosperous, And one who gives others plenty of water will himself be given plenty. |
| A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart. | A fool does not delight in understanding, But in revealing his own mind. |
| Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. | Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his edification. |
| And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these. | The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these. |
| Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. | Take care that no one deceives himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise. |
| Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness. | Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain. |
| I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. | I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. |
| But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. | But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of God’s grace. |
| When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” | And He summoned the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.” |
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