Bible Verses about “selfish ambitions”
The Bible contains 16 verses about selfish ambitions across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,”
“Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,”
“¶ Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”
“[Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.”
“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”
“¶ Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous:”
“Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.”
“For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:”
“For where envying and strife [is], there [is] confusion and every evil work.”
“But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.”
“For that ye [ought] to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.”
“This wisdom descendeth not from above, but [is] earthly, sensual, devilish.”
“For all the law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”
“Let no man seek his own, but every man another's [wealth].”