37 Bible Verses about Self Worth

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

Take care that you do not lose the fruit of all our work; rather, reap the benefit of it in full.

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.

Then you will live lives worthy of the Master, and so please God in every way. Your lives will be fruitful in every kind of good action, and your characters will grow through a fuller knowledge of God;

Do not forget your Leaders, the men who told you God's Message. Recall the close of their lives, and imitate their faith.

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.

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.'"

Look at the wild birds--they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns; and yet your heavenly Father feeds them! And are not you more precious than they?

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.

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

that the genuineness of your faith--a thing far more precious than gold, which is perishable, yet has to be tested by fire--may win praise and glory and honour at the Appearing of Jesus Christ.

It was God who saved us, and from him we received our solemn Call--not as a reward for anything that we had done, but in fulfillment of his own loving purpose. For that love was extended to us, through Christ Jesus, before time began,

'Worthy art thou, our Lord and God, to receive all praise, and honour, and power, for thou didst create all things, and at thy bidding they came into being and were created.'

I urge you, then--I who am a prisoner in the Master's cause-- to live lives worthy of the Call that you have received;

Let every one test his own work, and then his cause for satisfaction will be in himself and not in a comparison of himself with his neighbor;

Under all circumstances let your lives be worthy of the Good News of the Christ: so that, whether I come and see you, or whether I hear of your affairs at a distance, I may know that you are standing firm, animated by one spirit, and joining with one heart in a common struggle for the Faith taught by the Good News,

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

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,

That is why I say to you, Do not be anxious about your life here--what you can get to eat or drink; nor yet about your body-- what you can get to wear. Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?

They are all pursuing their own aims and not those of Christ Jesus.

as you receive the reward of your faith in the Salvation of your souls!

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

"If I do honor to myself," answered Jesus, "such honor counts for nothing. It is my Father who does me honor--and you say that he is your God;

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

Let your daily life among the Gentiles be so upright, that, whenever they malign you as evil-doers, they may learn, as they watch, from the uprightness of your conduct, to praise God 'at the time when he shall visit them.'

I know your life; I know that you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot!

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

Not even with a bag for the journey, or a change of clothes, or sandals, or even a staff; for the worker is worth his food.

Then, if the house is worthy, let your blessing rest upon it, but, if it is unworthy, let your blessing return upon yourselves.

But what if the life here in the body--if this brings me fruit from my labors? Then which to choose I cannot tell! I am sorely perplexed either way!

"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.

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.

And how much more precious a man is than a sheep! Therefore it is allowable to do good on the Sabbath."

But you know what Timothy has proved himself to be, and how, like a child working for his father, he worked hard with me in spreading the Good News.

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;

and keeping your consciences clear, so that, whenever you are maligned, those who vilify your good and Christian conduct may be put to shame.