15 Bible Verses about Self Love
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For no man ever had hate for his flesh; but he gives it food and takes care of it, even as Christ does for the church;
Even so it is right for husbands to have love for their wives as for their bodies. He who has love for his wife has love for himself:
But be certain of this, that in the last days times of trouble will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, uplifted in pride, given to bitter words, going against the authority of their fathers, never giving praise, having no religion, Without natural love, bitter haters, saying evil of others, violent and uncontrolled, hating all good,read more.
False to their friends, acting without thought, lifted up in mind, loving pleasure more than God; Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.
And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, uplifted in pride, given to bitter words, going against the authority of their fathers, never giving praise, having no religion,
False to their friends, acting without thought, lifted up in mind, loving pleasure more than God;
And because wrongdoing will be increased, the love of most people will become cold.
Let a man give attention not only to what is good for himself, but equally to his neighbour's good.
Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;
So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What is to be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring? Then the thought came into Haman's mind, Whom, more than myself, would the king have pleasure in honouring?
Jesus, answering them, said, Truly I say to you, You come after me, not because you saw signs, but because you were given the bread and had enough.
And nothing which was desired by my eyes did I keep from them; I did not keep any joy from my heart, because my heart took pleasure in all my work, and this was my reward.
Because you, brothers, were marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another.
Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride;
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