41 Bible Verses about Being Yourself

In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour,

But if we were true judges of ourselves, punishment would not come on us.

Not looking everyone to his private good, but keeping in mind the things of others.

Let it be your care to get the approval of God, as a workman who has no cause for shame, giving the true word in the right way.

Then Daniel made answer and said to the king, Keep your offerings for yourself, and give your rewards to another; but I, after reading the writing to the king, will give him the sense of it.

For if we are foolish, it is to God; or if we are serious, it is for you.

Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.

He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

Be ready, make yourself ready, you and all the forces who are with you, and be ready for my orders.

Because no man does things secretly if he has a desire that men may have knowledge of him. If you do these things, let yourself be seen by all men.

Make yourself free, like the roe from the hand of the archer, and the bird from him who puts a net for her.

I am going the way of all the earth: so be strong and be a man;

And to the Jews I was as a Jew, so that I might give the good news to them; to those under the law I was the same, not as being myself under the law, but so that I might give the good news to those under the law.

Be not given overmuch to righteousness and be not over-wise. Why let destruction come on you?

Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;

Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:

Put yourself now in a right relation with him and be at peace: so will you do well in your undertakings.

On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

Give attention to yourself and your teaching. Go on in these things; for in doing so you will get salvation for yourself and for those who give hearing to you.

Do this, my son, and make yourself free, because you have come into the power of your neighbour; go without waiting, and make a strong request to your neighbour.

But if you keep the greatest law of all, as it is given in the holy Writings, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself, you do well:

To whom, though himself in the form of God, it did not seem that to take for oneself was to be like God;

And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

Covering yourself with a cloud, so that prayer may not get through.

So you have no reason, whoever you are, for judging: for in judging another you are judging yourself, for you do the same things.

But it is a small thing to me that I am judged by you or by man's judging; I am not even a judge of myself.

For all the law is made complete in one word, even in this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

And put on the new man, to which God has given life, in righteousness and a true and holy way of living.

Keep in mind those who are in chains, as if you were chained with them, and those who are in trouble, as being yourselves in the body.

Be washed, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; let there be an end of sinning;

Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.

If I gave witness about myself, my witness would not be true.

Make us come back to you, O Lord, and let us be turned; make our days new again as in the past.

I have been ready to give an answer to those who did not make prayer to me; I have been offering myself to those who were not searching for me; I said, Here am I, here am I, to a nation which gave no respect to my name.

Have a care for these things; give yourself to them with all your heart, so that all may see how you go forward.

And as for you, are you looking for great things for yourself? Have no desire for them: for truly I will send evil on all flesh, says the Lord: but your life I will keep safe from attack wherever you go.

You who give teaching to others, do you give it to yourself? you who say that a man may not take what is not his, do you take what is not yours?

For though I was free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that more might have salvation.

Not as if we were able by ourselves to do anything for which we might take the credit; but our power comes from God;

Make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in harmony and of one mind;

Now will I come forward, says the Lord; now will I be lifted up; now will my power be seen.