Bible Verses About Selfishness

Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.

But unto them that are contentious , and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

And the second is like, namely this , Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily , and follow me.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.