23 Bible Verses about Acting For Oneself

So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?

Brothers, if a man is taken in any wrongdoing, you who are of the Spirit will put such a one right in a spirit of love; keeping watch on yourself, for fear that you yourself may be tested.

For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?

And Aaron is to give the ox of the sin-offering for himself, to make himself and his house free from sin.

And Aaron is to give the ox of the sin-offering for himself and take away sin from himself and his house, and put to death the ox of the sin-offering which is for himself.

And no man may be in the Tent of meeting from the time when Aaron goes in to take away sin in the holy place till he comes out, having made himself and his house and all the people of Israel free from sin.

And after bathing his body in water in a holy place, he is to put on his clothing and come out and give his burned offering and the burned offering of the people, to take away his sin and the sin of the people.

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if your heart is full of pride, you only will have the pain of it.

Your evil-doing may have an effect on a man like yourself, or your righteousness on a son of man.

For he has said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my knowledge, for I am wise: and I have taken away the limits of the peoples' lands, and the stores of their wealth have become mine; and I have made towns low in the dust, sending destruction on those living in them;

But I truly am full of the spirit of the Lord, with power of judging and with strength to make clear to Jacob his wrongdoing and to Israel his sin.

You yourselves have seen that with these hands I got what was necessary for me and those who were with me.

If then it is I who am the preacher, or they, this is our word, and to this you have given your faith.

And from among yourselves will come men who will give wrong teaching, turning away the disciples after them.

And, truly, if I have been in error, the effect of my error is only on myself.

And all men went to be numbered, everyone to his town.

And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?

You false one, first take out the bit of wood from your eye, then will you see clearly to take out the grain of dust from your brother's eye.

Let his eyes see his trouble, and let him be full of the wrath of the Ruler of all!

Your ways and your doings have made these things come on you; this is your sin; truly it is bitter, going deep into your heart.

Has not this come on you because you have given up the Lord your God, who was your guide by the way?

He himself is to take to the Lord the offering made by fire, even the fat with the breast, so that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the Lord.

But my suggestion is that all Israel, from Dan as far as Beer-sheba, comes together to you, a great army like the sands of the sea in number; and that you yourself go out among them.