Bible Verses About Selfish People

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

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

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

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

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.

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

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

Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

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

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.