12 Bible Verses about Self Centeredness

but if envy and contention imbitter your minds, don't think your false pretences can stand against the truth: such wisdom is not derived from heaven; but is terrestrial, sensual, demoniacal.

for such as these serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own selfishness; and by flourish and flattery, deceive the open-hearted simple.

By their artful discourses they will make you the tools of their avarice; but their condemnation has been a long time advancing, and their ruin is far from lingring.

so that they who are in a carnal state, cannot be acceptable to the divine being. as for you,

but unto those who are contentious, and do not yield to the truth, but give way to injustice, indignation and wrath,

where false zeal, and a spirit of contention reign, there confusion and every vice prevail.

Social affection is patient, is kind; is a stranger to envy; is not insolently vain, nor arrogant: does not behave indecently,

and the second, which has an affinity to it, is this: "you shall love your neighbour as yourself." there is no other commandment greater than these.

Do nothing out of a spirit of contention, or for vain-glory, but modestly look upon others as if they were better than yourselves.

for when we were in the carnal state of the law, the sinful passions of that state set our animal faculties to work in the service of death.

he that seeks to save his life, will expose it; and he that exposes his life, will preserve it.

who in the. end will be ruin'd, who place their religion in sensuality, their glory in that which is their shame, and fix their thoughts upon this earth.