42 Bible Verses about Self Esteem

Be in agreement with one another. Do not be proud; instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

Therefore, we may boldly say:

The Lord is my helper;
I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one.

We have this kind of confidence toward God through Christ.

And He told them: “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly admired by people is revolting in God’s sight.

The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.

When all our enemies heard this, all the surrounding nations were intimidated and lost their confidence, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.

But as it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

But I count my life of no value to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.

who, existing in the form of God,
did not consider equality with God
as something to be used for His own advantage.

Do not rely on a friend;
don’t trust in a close companion.
Seal your mouth
from the woman who lies in your arms.

In Him we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.

although I once also had confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:

So don’t throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.

for the Lord will be your confidence
and will keep your foot from a snare.

Dear friends, if our conscience doesn’t condemn us, we have confidence before God

Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.

The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

In the same way faith, if it doesn’t have works, is dead by itself.

The Lord is near the brokenhearted;
He saves those crushed in spirit.

“I was sought by those who did not ask;
I was found by those who did not seek Me.
I said: Here I am, here I am,
to a nation that was not called by My name.

Rest in God alone, my soul,
for my hope comes from Him.

“The second is: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other command greater than these.”

and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

For we are the circumcision, the ones who serve by the Spirit of God, boast in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh—

and to regard them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

I will most gladly spend and be spent for you. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?

The one who trusts in himself is a fool,
but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.

Indeed, if you keep the royal law prescribed in the Scripture, Love your neighbor as yourself, you are doing well.

If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you.

And those parts of the body that we think to be less honorable, we clothe these with greater honor, and our unpresentable parts have a better presentation.

First of all, you should know this: No prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation,

It is of little importance to me that I should be evaluated by you or by any human court. In fact, I don’t even evaluate myself.

Instead, it should consist of what is inside the heart with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very valuable in God’s eyes.

Do not love the world or the things that belong to the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him.

My hand made all these things,
and so they all came into being.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will look favorably on this kind of person:
one who is humble, submissive in spirit,
and trembles at My word.

Now this is the confidence we have before Him: Whenever we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

This is how God’s children—and the Devil’s children—are made evident.

Whoever does not do what is right is not of God, especially the one who does not love his brother.

The result of righteousness will be peace;
the effect of righteousness
will be quiet confidence forever.

And to love Him with all your heart, with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is far more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

To be sure, some preach Christ out of envy and strife, but others out of good will.