Bible Verses About Self-Reflection

For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.

And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;

He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.

I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

Man’s goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?

I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.

For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.

For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?

But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.