20 Bible Verses About Self-Worth

After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.

Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.

And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi–ezer?

And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?

And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.

Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.

I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.

A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.