12 Bible Verses about Self Centeredness

But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, boast not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descends not from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the innocent.

And through covetousness shall they with false words exploit you: whose judgment of old now lingers not, and their destruction slumbers not.

So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up,

And the second is like, namely this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.

Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.

For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)