Bible Verses About Selfishness

Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

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

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

Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

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

But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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?