Bible Verses About
Selfishness
Putting others before yourself.
“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.”
“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”
“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.”
“Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.”
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Frequently asked
What does the Bible say about selfishness?
Scripture speaks to selfishness in passages such as Philippians 2:4, 2 Timothy 3:2, 1 John 3:17. For example, Philippians 2:4 says, “Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”
What is a well-known Bible verse about selfishness?
Philippians 2:4 — “Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”
What is a short Bible verse about selfishness?
1 Corinthians 10:24 — “Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.”