Bible Verses about “loving yourself”

“¶ Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”

“Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;”

“Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”

“Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;”

“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully [and] wonderfully made: marvellous [are] thy works; and [that] my soul knoweth right well.”

“¶ Charity never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away.”

“For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.”

“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.”

“For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:”

“My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, [and] curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.”

“Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”

“For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”

“Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love [is] the fulfilling of the law.”

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”

“Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”

“Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”

“And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.”

“¶ ‹But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,›”

“¶ The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.”

“Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.”

“Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I [am] the LORD.”

“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.”

“Thou [art] all fair, my love; [there is] no spot in thee.”

“¶ Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.”

“I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.”

“The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.”

“¶ Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.”

“Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.”

“For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.”

“But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.”

“[He is] ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed [is] blessed.”

“¶ [A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.”

“Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth [him with] his hand.”

“For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.”

“And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.”

“Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.”

“The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.”

“Mark the perfect [man], and behold the upright: for the end of [that] man [is] peace.”

“For yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be]: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it [shall] not [be].”

“The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.”

“For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.”

“The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.”

“The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.”

“But the salvation of the righteous [is] of the LORD: [he is] their strength in the time of trouble.”

“They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.”

“The law of his God [is] in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.”

“¶ Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].”

“The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.”

“The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.”

“The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, [and] to slay such as be of upright conversation.”