7 Bible Verses about Selfishness, Examples Of

And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was surly and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delights to honor? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself?

Yea, they are greedy dogs who can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, everyone for his gain, from his own quarter.

And when you did eat, and when you did drink, did not you eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?

They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on your right hand, and the other on your left hand, in your glory.

Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, You seek me, not because you saw the miracles, but because you did eat of the loaves, and were filled.