19 Bible Verses About Being Selfish, Being Self Centered & Being Self Absorbed (Don’t Be Selfish Bible Verses).
Good Morning, Dear Friends!
The world tells us to live for ourselves. The Bible tells us to live to serve God and others.
The world tells us to be selfish, look out for #1, and get ahead at all costs. The Bible tells us to let love rule our lives.
Find below 19 Inspirational, Motivational, Uplifting & Encouraging Bible Verses, Scriptures, Quotes & Passages About Being Selfish, Being Self Centered, & Being Self Absorbed – a Collection of Inspiring & Encouraging Don’t Be Selfish Bible Verses. I pray these powerfully compelling scriptures are a blessing and an encouragement to us all!
Verses:
Romans 12:2, NLT Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
Philippians 2:4, ESV Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Isaiah 1:17, ESV Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow’s cause.
Ephesians 4:29-32, ESV Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Romans 2:8, BSB But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
Ephesians 5:1, TLB Follow God’s example in everything you do just as a much loved child imitates his father.
1 John 3:16-17, NIV This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?
Romans 14:12, NIV So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.
Philippians 2:1-3, NIV Imitating Christ’s Humility
2 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,
Luke 17:33, NKJV Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it. (Losing your life for God)
James 3:14-15, NIV But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
Don’t Be Selfish. Mean Spirited Ambition Is Not Wisdom.
James 3:14, MSG Mean-spirited ambition isn’t wisdom. Boasting that you are wise isn’t wisdom. Twisting the truth to make yourselves sound wise isn’t wisdom.
James 3:16, NASB For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.
Romans 12:3, ESV For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
1 Corinthians 13:4-5, NIV Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Romans 12:10, NLT Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.
Matthew 5:42, ESV Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.
Philippians 4:8, NIV Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.
Philippians 4:9, NIV Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me – put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
See also:
Following God’s Example By Walking In Love
10 Thought Provoking Bible Verses About Losing Your Life For God
Let Love Be Your Highest Goal.
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Bomi Jolly ~ JollyNotes.com
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