12 Bible Verses about Social Selfishness

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Proverbs 11:26

He who withholds grain, the people shall curse him; but blessing is on the head of him who sells.

Ezekiel 34:18

Is it a small thing to you to have eaten up the good pasture, but you must trample the rest of your pastures with your feet? And to have drunk of the clear waters, but you must foul the rest with your feet?

Hosea 10:1

Israel is a luxuriant vine; he brings out fruit to himself. According to the multitude of his fruit, he has increased the altars. They have made beautiful images according to the goodness of his land.

Habakkuk 2:6

Shall not all these lift up a parable against him, and a mocking riddle to him, and say, Woe to him who increases what is not his! Until when, then, shall he load the pledges on himself?

Matthew 25:43

I was a stranger and you did not take Me in; I was naked, and you did not clothe Me; I was sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me.

Matthew 27:3

Then he who had betrayed Him, seeing that He was condemned, sorrowing, Judas returned the thirty pieces of silver again to the chief priests and elders,

Matthew 27:4

saying, I have sinned, betraying innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? You see to that.

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Social selfishness » Different forms of » Total disregard of the rights of others

Ezekiel 34:18

Is it a small thing to you to have eaten up the good pasture, but you must trample the rest of your pastures with your feet? And to have drunk of the clear waters, but you must foul the rest with your feet?

Hosea 10:1

Israel is a luxuriant vine; he brings out fruit to himself. According to the multitude of his fruit, he has increased the altars. They have made beautiful images according to the goodness of his land.

Habakkuk 2:6

Shall not all these lift up a parable against him, and a mocking riddle to him, and say, Woe to him who increases what is not his! Until when, then, shall he load the pledges on himself?

Social selfishness » Different forms of » Heartless indifference toward sinners

Matthew 27:3-4

Then he who had betrayed Him, seeing that He was condemned, sorrowing, Judas returned the thirty pieces of silver again to the chief priests and elders, saying, I have sinned, betraying innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? You see to that.

Social selfishness » Different forms of » Hoarding foodstuff

Proverbs 11:26

He who withholds grain, the people shall curse him; but blessing is on the head of him who sells.

Social selfishness » Different forms of » Neglect of the needy and suffering

Matthew 25:43

I was a stranger and you did not take Me in; I was naked, and you did not clothe Me; I was sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me.

Social selfishness » Different forms of » Greed for real estate

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