23 Bible Verses about Acting For Oneself

They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren't tempted.

For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?

"Aaron shall offer the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.

"Aaron shall present the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself and for his house, and shall kill the bull of the sin offering which is for himself.

No one shall be in the Tent of Meeting when he enters to make atonement in the Holy Place, until he comes out, and has made atonement for himself and for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel.

Then he shall bathe himself in water in a holy place, and put on his garments, and come out and offer his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people, and make atonement for himself and for the people.

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.

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

For he has said, "By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have understanding: and I have removed the boundaries of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures. Like a valiant man I have brought down their rulers.

But as for me, I am full of power by the Spirit of Yahweh, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his disobedience, and to Israel his sin.

You yourselves know that these hands served my necessities, and those who were with me.

Whether then it is I or they, so we preach, and so you believed.

Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

If it is true that I have erred, my error remains with myself.

All went to enroll themselves, everyone to his own city.

Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye?

You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye.

Let his own eyes see his destruction. Let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

"Your way and your doings have brought these things to you. This is your wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reaches to your heart."

"Haven't you procured this to yourself, in that you have forsaken Yahweh your God, when he led you by the way?

With his own hands he shall bring the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. He shall bring the fat with the breast, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before Yahweh.

But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person.