33 Bible Verses about Self Respect

and the second has an affinity with it, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self."

and the second, which has an affinity to it, is this: "you shall love your neighbour as yourself." there is no other commandment greater than these.

Let your actions be such, with regard to others, as you should think reasonable with regard to yourselves, for this is the substance of the law and the prophets.

honour thy father and thy mother: and, thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

Now it is by virtue of my apostolical commission, that I charge every man among you, not to entertain too high an opinion of himself; but modestly consider, that 'tis God who has dealt to every man his proportion of spiritual gifts.

no man was ever yet averse to his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as the Lord doth the church:

which I might do more justly than any other man can pretend to:

Don't you know, that you are the temple of God, and that the spirit of God dwells in you? if any man divide the temple of God, him shall God destroy: for you, who are the temple of God, are consecrated to him.

Are all things lawful for me? however, all things are not expedient: are all things lawful for me? however, I will not be a slave to any. "meat is design'd for the belly, and the belly for meat:" true, yet God has design'd both for destruction. now the body is not design'd for licentiousness, but for the glory of the Lord; since the Lord died for the glorification of the body: for as God hath raised up the Lord, so will he likewise raise us up to partake of his own power.read more.
Don't you know, that your bodies are parts of Christ's mystical body? now, how can that which is Christ's, be made the property of a very creature? it cannot be. why, don't you perceive, that where there is such an attachment, they are but as one person? for the scripture says, "they two shall be as one." but he that is attach'd to the Lord, is united to him by one and the same spirit. flee licentiousness. no other sin that a man commits does affect the church as a body: but the licentious commits a fraud against the whole body to which he belongs. what! know ye not that your bodies are the temple of the holy spirit, which is in you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? for you are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.

and what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God has said, "I will dwell with, and walk among them; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

who by his spirit has likewise made you a part of this divine mansion.

for all that God has created is good, and nothing is to be rejected, provided it be receiv'd with thanksgiving:

Let him that is poor triumph in the advantages of being a christian. let the rich be humbled by his instability: for he is as transitory as a flower in the field.

nay, those parts of the body, which seem to be of the least account, are much more necessary. what we think to be less honourable, is loaded with additional ornaments, and the less graceful have adventitious finery, of which the graceful have no need: but God has contrived the symmetry of the body, by bestowing an additional advantage where it seem'd to want it.read more.
that there might be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same mutual concern for one another.

for this is to me matter of glorying, the testimony of my conscience, that without artifice, and with religious sincerity, not by worldly wisdom, but by God's favourable assistance I have behaved my self towards all men, but more particularly to you.

he that speaks from himself, has a view to his own glory: but he that has a view to his glory that sent him, deserves credit, and is a stranger to all imposture.

but let every one bring his own work to the test, and then he will have matter of glorying in himself alone, and not in another.

Pray for us, for we trust we have a clear conscience, and desire our virtuous conduct may appear to all the world.

however the Lord assisted and strengthen'd me, that the gospel might be confirm'd by my remonstrance, and all the nations might hear it; so that I was deliver'd out of the mouth of the lion:

that every one of you should take care to preserve the dignity of his

but what is agreeable to sound doctrine: advise the aged to be prudent, grave, temperate, sound in faith,

for if a man thinks himself to be considerable, when he is not, he deceives himself.

which I might do more justly than any other man can pretend to: being circumcised the eighth day, of the family of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew by descent, by sect a Pharisee. if zeal is to be regarded, I persecuted the church; if the integrity prescrib'd by the law, I am without reproach;read more.
these advantages I renounce for Christ,

and as soon as Jesus was come out of the ship, he met a demoniack, who came from among the tombs, where he haunted, no man being able to confine him, no not with chains: for having been often bound with fetters and chains, he had wrench'd his chains, and broke his fetters, so that no body could tame him.read more.
night and day he was in the mountains, howling among the tombs, and hacking his flesh with flints.

when he was landed, there met him a man, who belong'd to the city Gadara, and had been for a long time possessed by demons. he did not wear any cloaths, nor dwell in any house, but among the tombs. upon seeing Jesus, he set up a great cry, fell down before him, and roar'd out, what business have you with me, Jesus son of the most high God? I beseech you torment me not. for he had commanded the impure spirit to quit the man, he had so long possessed: who, tho' bound in chains, and fastned with fetters, broke thro' all restraints, and was hurry'd by the demon into the desarts.

Now there was a woman, who had been affected with an hemorrhage twelve years: having suffered much from several physicians, she had spent all her fortune, and instead of being any thing the better, she rather grew worse. but having heard of Jesus; she came behind him in the crowd, and touched his garment.read more.
for said she, if I do but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.

When a woman, who had been troubled with an hemorrhage twelve years, came behind him, and touch'd the hem of his garment. for she said within her self, if I do but touch his garment, I shall be cured: but Jesus turned about, and looking upon her, said, daughter lay aside your fears, thy faith hath cured thee: and the woman was cured from that instant.

and among the rest a woman, who had been troubled with an hemorrhage twelve years, having consum'd her whole fortune upon physicians, who could none of them cure her; she getting behind him, touched the border of his garment: and immediately her indisposition was removed. upon which Jesus said, who was it that touch'd me? they being all at a loss, what to answer, at length Peter, and the others with him, said, master, the crowd are squeezing and pressing about you, and yet you cry, "who touch'd me?"read more.
but Jesus said, somebody has touched me: for I know what influence my power has had. then the woman finding she could not conceal herself, came trembling, and kneeling down before him, confess'd before all the people, why she had touch'd him, and how she was instantly cured. but he said to her, daughter, don't be under any concern: your faith has sav'd you, go in peace.

a little while after the younger son turn'd all he had into money, and travell'd into a foreign country, where he squander'd away his fortune in luxurious living. when he had spent all, there happen'd to be a severe famine in that country; and he was reduced to want, which forc'd him to make his application to one of the inhabitants there, who sent him to his farm to look after his swine.read more.
for he would have been contented to have liv'd upon the carruways, with which they usually fed the swine: but nobody would supply him.

and as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten lepers, who stood at a distance, and cry'd out aloud, Jesus our master, take pity on us.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, do you, who are spiritual, restore him with all gentleness, taking heed lest you yourselves be overcome by temptation.

Don't treat a senior with harsh reproof, but exhort him as a father, and the young men, as brethren: the elder women as mothers; the younger, as sisters, with all purity.

Make use of your discernment; some reprove: