33 Bible Verses about Self Respect

A second like it is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

A second is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."

"All things, therefore, whatsoever ye wish that men should do to you, so do ye also to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

honor your father and your mother; and, you shall love your neighbor as yourself."

For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one among you, not to think of himself more highly than he night to think, but so to think as to think soberly, according as God divided to each one a measure of faith.

for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, as also Christ the assembly;

though I might have confidence even in flesh; if any other man supposes that he has occasion for confidence in flesh, I more:

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God is dwelling in you? If any one destroys the temple of God, him will God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

All things are lawful for me; but all are not profitable. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the control of any. Foods are for the stomach, and the stomach for foods; but God will bring to nought both this and these. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body; and God both raised the Lord, and will raise up us through His power.read more.
Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I, then, taking away the members of Christ, make them members of a harlot? It could not be! Or know ye not that he who is united to the harlot is one body? For, "the two", He saith, "shall be one flesh"; but he who is united to the Lord is one spirit. Flee fornication. Every sin which a man commits is without the body; but he that commits adultery sins against his own body. Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, Who is in you, Whom ye have from God, and that ye are not your own? For ye were bought with a price; glorify God, therefore, in your body.

And what agreement has a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God, as God said, "I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people."

in Whom ye also are being built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.

Because every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, when it is received with thanksgiving;

But let the lowly brother glory in his high station; and the rich, in his humiliation; because, as a flower of grass, he shall pass away.

But much more the members of the body which seem to be more feeble, are necessary; and those members which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness; but our comely parts have no need. But God attempered the body, giving the more abundant honor to that which lacked;read more.
that there might be no schism in the body, but that the members might have the same care, one for another.

For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

He that speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He Who seeketh the glory of Him Who sent Him the Same is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

But let each one prove his own work, and then will he have ground of glorying in respect to himself alone, and not to another.

Pray for us; for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to deport ourselves honestly in all things.

The Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the proclamation might be fully announced, and that all the gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of the mouth of a lion.

that each one of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor;

that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

For, if any one thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

though I might have confidence even in flesh; if any other man supposes that he has occasion for confidence in flesh, I more: circumcised the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, persecuting the assembly: as to the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.read more.
But what things were gain to me, these I accounted loss for Christ.

And, when He came out of the boat, straightway there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, who had his dwelling in the tombs; and no one could any longer bind him, not even with a chain; because he had often been bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces, and no one had strength to tame him.read more.
And always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying, and cutting himself with stones.

And, when He went forth on the land, there met Him a certain man out of the city, who had demons, and for a long time he had worn no clothing; and he abode not in a house, but in the tombs. And, seeing Jesus, he, crying out, fell down before Him, and, with a loud voice, said, "What is there to me and to Thee, Jesus, Son of God Most High? I beg of Thee, do not torment me!" For He was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man; for many times had it seized him, and he was bound with chains and fetters, kept under guard; and, bursting the bonds, he was driven by the demon into the deserts.

And a woman, having a flow of blood twelve years, and having suffered many things under many physicians, and having spent all that she had, and having been profited nothing, but rather coming into the worse state, having heard the things concerning Jesus, coming in the crowd behind, touched His garment.read more.
For she said, "If I touch even His garments, I shall be healed."

And, behold, a woman, having a flow of blood twelve years, having come up behind Him, touched the border of His garment; for she was saying within herself, "If I only touch His garment, I shall be made well." And Jesus, turning and seeing her, said, "Be of good courage, daughter, your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that hour.

And a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who could not be cured, coming up behind, touched the border of His garment, and immediately her flow of blood stopped. And Jesus said, "Who is it that touched Me?" And, when all were denying, Peter said, "Master, the multitudes are thronging Thee, and hard pressing Thee!"read more.
But Jesus said, "Some one touched Me; for I perceived that power had gone out from Me." And the woman, seeing that she was not concealed, came trembling; and, falling down before Him, reported before all the people for what cause she touched Him, and how she was instantly healed. And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has saved you; go in peace."

And, not many days after, gathering all things together, the younger son went abroad into a far country, and there wasted his estate, living riotously. And, when he spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want. And, going his way, he attached himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.read more.
And he was longing to be filled with the pods which the swine were eating; and no one was giving to him.

And, as He was entering into a certain village, there met Him ten leprous men, who stood afar off; and they lifted up their voice, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!"

Brethren, even if a man be caught in any trespass, ye who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness; considering yourself, lest you also be tempted.

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men, as brethren: the elder women, as mothers: younger, as sisters, in all purity.

And on some have compassion, while contending with you,