23 Bible Verses about Acting For Oneself

Then said they unto him, Who are you? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What say you of yourself?

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering yourself, lest you also be tempted.

For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or suffer loss?

And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.

And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:

And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of meeting when he goes in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he comes out, and has made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.

And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people.

If you are wise, you shall be wise for yourself: but if you scoff, you alone shall bear it.

Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are; and your righteousness may profit the son of man.

For he says, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the boundaries of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:

But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of justice, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.

Yea, you yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so you believed.

Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

And if indeed I have erred, my error remains with myself.

And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

And why behold you the speck that is in your brother's eye, but consider not the beam that is in your own eye?

You hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of your own eye; and then shall you see clearly to cast out the speck out of your brother's eye.

His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

Your way and your doings have procured these things unto you; this is your wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reaches unto your heart.

Have you not brought this unto yourself, in that you have forsaken the LORD your God, when he led you by the way?

His own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the LORD.

Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto you, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person.