Bible Verses about “self righteousness”
Found 19 verses (ordered by relevance) about “self righteousness” in the KJV version of the Bible
“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:”
“¶ Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, [but] not to doubtful disputations.”
“Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
“If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?”
“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;”
“We love him, because he first loved us.”
“¶ 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.”
“And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.”
“‹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.›”
“¶ And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:”
“Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.”
“[There is] a generation [that are] pure in their own eyes, and [yet] is not washed from their filthiness.”
“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.”