22 Bible Verses about Self Delusion

For in his life he blessed his soul; yea, they praise you when you do well to yourself.

And in my blessedness I said, I shall never be moved.

And Ephraim said, Yet I have become rich, I have found much wealth for myself. In all my labors they shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.

And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room in which to store my fruits? And he said, I will do this. I will pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and I will store all my fruits and my goods there. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat drink and be merry.

But My people would not listen to My voice, and Israel would have none of Me. So I gave them up to the stubbornness of their own hearts; and they walked in their own conceits.

Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone.

and with all deceit of unrighteousness in those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, so that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie,

There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end of it is the ways of death.

But we will certainly do whatever thing goes forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our rulers, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.

There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their own filth.

The Pharisee stood and prayed within himself in this way: God, I thank You that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax-collector.

Because you say, I am rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing, and do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,

and it happens when he hears the words of this curse, that he shall bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart, to snatch away the drunken with the thirsty.

He has said in his heart, I shall not be moved; from generation to generation, never in evil!

Not everyone who says to Me, Lord! Lord! shall enter the kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in Heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, Lord! Lord! Did we not prophesy in Your name, and through Your name throw out demons, and through Your name do many wonderful works?

and do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father. For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

And once the Master of the house has risen up and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us, and He shall answer and say to you, I do not know you; from where are you; then you shall begin to say, We ate and drank in Your presence, and You have taught in our streets.

They have lied against Jehovah and said, It is not He; neither shall evil come on us; nor shall we see sword nor famine.

and saying, Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.

They say, come, Let us take wine, and let us gulp strong drink; and tomorrow shall be like today, and much more abundant.

And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat drink and be merry.

Come now, those saying, Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city and spend a year there, and we will trade and will make a profit,