12 Bible Verses about Self Centeredness

But if ye have bitter zeal and strife in your hearts, do not glory and lie against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, animal, devilish.

For such serve not the Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by good words and fair speeches, deceive the hearts of the simple.

And through covetousness will they with feigned speeches make merchandize of you, whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.

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

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

For where bitter zeal and strife is, there is unquietness and every evil work.

Love suffereth long and is kind; love envieth not; love acteth not rashly, is not puffed up:

This is the first commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.

Do nothing through strife or vain-glory, but in lowliness of mind, esteem each the others better than themselves.

For when we were in the flesh, sinful passions, which were by the law, wrought in our members, so as to bring forth fruit unto death.

shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose his life, shall preserve it.

whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame;