42 Bible Verses about Self Esteem

Be in harmony with one another. Do not have a high opinion of yourselves, but be in agreement with common people. Do not give yourselves an air of wisdom.

So that we say with a good heart, The Lord is my helper; I will have no fear: what is man able to do to me?

But I say to every one of you, through the grace given to me, not to have an over-high opinion of himself, but to have wise thoughts, as God has given to every one a measure of faith.

And this is the certain faith which we have in God through Christ:

And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.

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

And when our haters had news of this, all the nations round about us were full of fear and were greatly shamed, for they saw that this work had been done by our God.

But now you go on glorying in your pride: and all such glorying is evil.

But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

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

Put no faith in a friend, do not let your hope be placed in a relation: keep watch on the doors of your mouth against her who is resting on your breast.

By whom we come near to God without fear through faith in him.

Even though I myself might have faith in the flesh: if any other man has reason to have faith in the flesh, I have more:

So do not give up your hope which will be greatly rewarded.

For the Lord will be your hope, and will keep your foot from being taken in the net.

My loved ones, if our heart does not say that we have done wrong, we have no fear before him;

Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;

He who has no love has no knowledge of God, because God is love.

Even so faith without works is dead.

The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down.

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.

My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my hope.

The second is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. There is no other law greater than these.

And you are Christ's; and Christ is God's.

For we are the circumcision, who give worship to God and have glory in Jesus Christ, and have no faith in the flesh:

And have a high opinion of them in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

And I will gladly give all I have for your souls. If I have the more love for you, am I to be loved the less?

He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.

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:

If you were of the world, you would be loved by the world: but because you are not of the world, but I have taken you out of the world, you are hated by the world.

And to those parts of the body which seem to have less honour we give all the more honour; and to those parts of the body which are a cause of shame to us we give the greater respect;

Being conscious in the first place that no man by himself may give a special sense to the words of the prophets.

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.

But let them be those of the unseen man of the heart, the ever-shining ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the eyes of God.

Have no love for the world or for the things which are in the world. If any man has love for the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

For all these things my hand has made, and they are mine, says the Lord; but to this man only will I give attention, to him who is poor and broken in spirit, fearing my word.

And we are certain that if we make any request to him which is right in his eyes, he will give ear to us:

In this way it is clear who are the children of God and who are the children of the Evil One; anyone who does not do righteousness or who has no love for his brother, is not a child of God.

And the work of righteousness will be peace; and the effect of an upright rule will be to take away fear for ever.

And to have love for him with all the heart, and with all the mind, and with all the strength, and to have the same love for his neighbour as for himself, is much more than all forms of offerings.

Though some are preaching Christ out of envy and competition, others do it out of a good heart: