23 Bible Verses about Acting For Oneself

Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

Brethren, if anyone is overtaken in a fault, ye who are spiritual restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering thyself lest thou also be tempted.

For what is a man advantaged if he gains the whole world, having destroyed himself or having suffered the loss of himself?

And Aaron shall cause the bullock of his sin to be brought, and make reconciliation for himself and for his house.

And Aaron shall cause the bullock of his own sin to be brought and shall make the reconciliation for himself and for his house and shall kill the bullock of his own sin.

And no man shall be in the tabernacle of the testimony when he enters in to make reconciliation in the sanctuary until he comes out and has made reconciliation for himself and for his household and for all the congregation of Israel.

Then he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place and put on his garments and come forth after that and make his burnt offering and the burnt offering of the people and make reconciliation for himself and for the people.

If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself; but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

Thy wickedness shall hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness shall profit the son of man.

For he said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have been prudent: and I have removed the boundaries of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and I have cast down as valiant ones those who were seated:

But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his rebellion, and to Israel his sin.

Moreover, ye yourselves know that these hands have ministered unto my necessities and to those that were with me.

Therefore, whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

Also from among your own selves, men shall arise, speaking perverse things to draw away disciples after themselves.

And if indeed I have erred, my error shall remain with me.

And all went to be taxed, each one into his own city.

And why dost thou behold the mote that is in thy brother's eye but dost not consider the beam that is in thine own eye?

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou be able to see to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness because it is bitter, because it reaches unto thine heart.

Could this not have come upon you peradventure because thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?

his own hands shall bring the offerings which must be burned unto the LORD; he shall bring the fat with the breast that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the LORD.

Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude, and that thou go to battle in thine own person.