Bible Verses About Selfishness

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.

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

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

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.

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

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

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

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

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

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?

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.

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

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.

And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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

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

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

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;

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.

Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

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.

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

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

And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.

And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute , willing to communicate;

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

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

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

Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

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