Bible Verses about “self righteous”
The Bible contains 11 verses about self righteous across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:”
“Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
“¶ But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.”
“‹I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.›”
“‹I tell you, this man went down to his house justified› [rather] ‹than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.›”
“‹Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.›”
“‹The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men› [are], ‹extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.›”
“‹And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as› [his] ‹eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.›”
“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:”
“¶ And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:”
“For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.”