33 Bible Verses about Self Esteem

Let the same spirit of sympathy animate you all, not a spirit of pride; be glad to associate with the lowly. Do not think too highly of yourselves.

Therefore we may say with confidence-- 'The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?'

In fulfillment of the charge with which I have been entrusted, I bid every one of you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think, but to think till he learns to think soberly--in accordance with the measure of faith that God has allotted to each.

This, then, is the confidence in regard to God that we have gained through the Christ.

"You," said Jesus, "are the men who justify themselves before the world, but God can read your hearts; and what is highly esteemed among men may be an abomination in the sight of God.

The second, which is like it, is this--'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thou dost thyself.'

But, as it is, you are constantly boasting presumptuously! All such boasting is wicked.

But I count my life of no value to myself, if only I may complete the course marked out for me, and the task that was allotted me by the Lord Jesus--which was to declare the Good News of the Love of God.

Though the divine nature was his from the beginning, yet he did not look upon equality with God as above all things to be clung to,

And in union with him, and through our trust in him, we find courage to approach God with confidence.

Though I, if any man, have cause to rely even upon them. If any one thinks he can rely upon external privileges, far more can I!

Do not, therefore, abandon the confidence that you have gained, for it has a great reward awaiting it.

Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, then we approach God with confidence,

Nothing should be done in a factious spirit or from vanity, but each of you should with all humility regard others as of more account than himself,

He who does not love has not learned to know God; for God is Love.

In just the same way faith, if not followed by actions, is, by itself, a lifeless thing.

The second is this--'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thou dost love thyself.' There is no commandment greater than these."

But you are Christ's and Christ is God's.

For it is we who are the circumcised--we whose worship is prompted by the Spirit of God, who exult in Christ Jesus, and who do not rely upon external privileges;

Hold them in the very greatest esteem and affection for the sake of their work. Live at peace with one another.

For my part, I will most gladly spend, and be spent, for your welfare. Can it be that the more intensely I love you the less I am to be loved?

Yet, if you keep the royal law which runs--'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thou dost thyself,' you are doing right;

If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world--that is why the world hates you.

And those parts which we deem less honorable we surround with special honor; and our ungraceful parts receive a special grace which our graceful parts do not require.

But first be assured of this:--There is no prophetic teaching found in Scripture that can be interpreted by man's unaided reason;

But it weighs very little with me that I am judged by you or by any human tribunal. No, I do not even judge myself;

but the inner life with the imperishable beauty of a quiet and gentle spirit; for this is very precious in God's sight.

Do not love the world or what the world can offer. When any one loves the world, there is no love for the Father in him;

And this is the confidence with which we approach him, that whenever we ask anything that is in accordance with his will, he listens to us.

By this the Children of God are distinguished from the Children of the Devil--No one who lives unrighteously comes from God, and especially the man who does not love his Brother.

And to 'love him with all one's heart, and with all one's understanding, and with all one's strength,' and to 'love one's neighbor as one loves oneself' is far beyond all 'burnt-offerings and sacrifices.'"

It is true that some do proclaim the Christ out of Jealousy and opposition; but there are others who proclaim him from good- will.