Bible Verses About Selfishness

He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

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

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.

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.

He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.

So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

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

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?

But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.

But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

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

Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;

Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.

Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?

And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the Lord: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: