33 Bible Verses about Self Respect

Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

and the second is like it, even this, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself:" there is no other commandment greater than these.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would have men do to you, do ye also in like manner unto them: for this is the doctrine of the law and the prophets.

and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self.

For by the grace conferred on me I charge every one among you, not to think of himself above what he ought to think: but to think with sobriety, according as God hath divided to every man the measure of faith.

For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord also doth the church:

Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other thinks he hath whereof to trust in the flesh, I more:

Do ye not know that ye are the temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any one destroy the temple of God, him will God destroy: for the temple of God is holy, and this temple are ye.

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be under the power of any: meats are for the belly, and the belly for meats, but God will destroy both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And as God hath raised up the Lord, so will He raise up us by his power.read more.
Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them members of an harlot? God forbid! What! know ye not that he who is joined to an harlot is one body with her? for these two, saith he, shall be one flesh. And he that is joined to the Lord is one spirit. Flee from whoredom. Every other sin, that a man committeth, is without the body; but he, that committeth whoredom, sinneth against his own body. What! know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own, for ye are bought with a price. Glorify God therefore in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

and what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God: as God hath said, "I will dwell in them, and I will walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people."

in whom ye also are built up together for an habitation of God by the Spirit.

For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving:

Let the brother that is low rejoice in his exaltation: but the rich in his humiliation, because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

But those parts of the body, which seem to be weaker, are much more necessary: and those which we judge the less honorable parts we clothe with more abundant honor; and so our less comely parts have more comeliness added to them, of which our comely ones have no need. But God hath so blended the several parts of the body, giving greater honor to that which was deficient,read more.
that there might be no schism in the body; but that all the members might have the same care one for another.

For this is our rejoicing, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and pious sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and especially towards you.

He, that speaketh from himself, seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh the glory of Him that sent him is true, and there is no imposture in him.

But let every one try his own work, and then he will have matter of glorying in himself alone, and not in another.

Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, desiring in all things to behave well.

But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that by me the gospel might be fully spread, and that all the nations might hear: and so I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

and that every one of you should possess his vessel in sanctification and honor,

that aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in the faith, in love, in patience:

For if any one thinketh that he is something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other thinks he hath whereof to trust in the flesh, I more: having been circumcised on the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of Hebrews, with respect to the law a pharisee, as to zeal persecuting the church, as to the righteousness of the law blameless: but those things,read more.
which were once gain to me, I counted loss for Christ.

And when He was come out of the ship, immediately there met Him from the tombs, a man with an impure spirit, who kept among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains: for he had often been bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been pulled asunder by him, and the fetters broken; and no man could tame him:read more.
and he was always night and day upon the hills and among the sepulchres bawling, and gashing himself with stones.

And when He was landed, there met Him a man out of the city, who had been possessed by demons a long while, and wore no clothes, and abode in no dwelling but the tombs. But when he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down to Him, and said with a loud voice, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, do not torment me. (For He commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man; which had oftentimes seized him so violently, that tho' he was bound with chains and fetters, yet he broke the bands asunder, and was driven by the demon into those lonely places.)

And a woman who had been in a flux twelve years, and had suffered a great deal from many physicians, and spent all that she had, and received no benefit, but rather grew worse, when she heard of Jesus, came behind Him in the croud, and touched his garment; for she said,read more.
If I can but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.

(And lo, a woman who had had a flux of blood for twelve years, came close behind Him, and touched the hem of his garment: for she said within herself, If I can but touch his garment, I shall be cured. And Jesus turning about, and seeing her, said, Daughter be comforted, thy faith hath cured thee. And from that time the woman was healed.)

and a woman who had been in a flux twelve years, and had spent her whole livelyhood upon physicians, but could not be healed by any, came close behind Him and touched the hem of his garment, and immediately her flux was stopt. And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied it, Peter, and those that were with him, said, Sir, the multitudes throng and press thee, and dost thou ask, Who was it that touched me?read more.
And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive a peculiar virtue is gone out of me. And when the woman saw that she was not concealed, she came trembling, and fell down to Him, and declared before all the people, for what reason she had touched Him, and how she was healed immediately. And He said unto her, Daughter, be comforted, thy faith has healed thee, go in peace.)

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together and went abroad into a distant country, and there squandered away his substance by living luxuriously. And when he had spent all, there happen'd a grievous famine in that country, and he began to be in want. And he went and let himself to one of the people of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine.read more.
And he would gladly have filled his belly with the husks which the swine did eat: and no man relieved him.

and as He entered into a certain village, there met Him ten men that were lepers: who stood at a distance, and lifted up their voice, saying, Jesus master, have pity on us.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in any fault, do ye, who are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, least thou also shouldst be tempted.

Do not chide a senior, but exhort him as a father; and younger men as brethren: the elder women as mothers, the younger as sisters, with all purity.

And on some have compassion, making a difference; others save with fear,