Bible Verses about “self sufficiency”
The Bible contains 19 verses about self sufficiency across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
“He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.”
“As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.”
“A man's heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.”
“For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.”
“I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”
“It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.”
“He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.”
“So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."”
“"But God said to him, 'You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared--whose will they be?'”
“I will tell my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry."'”
“He said, 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.”
“He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.”
“He reasoned within himself, saying, 'What will I do, because I don't have room to store my crops?'”
“not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;”
“For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it.”
“For as the Father has life in himself, even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself.”
“Who is among you who fears Yahweh, who obeys the voice of his servant? He who walks in darkness, and has no light, let him trust in the name of Yahweh, and rely on his God.”
“Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who adorn yourselves with torches around yourselves; walk in the flame of your fire, and among the brands that you have kindled. You shall have this of my hand; you shall lie down in sorrow.”