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, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.”
“Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,”
“idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,”
“Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”
“doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;”
“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
“each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.”
“Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,”
“not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.”
“For, "He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.”
“For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.”
“But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.”
“For you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that."”
“This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.”
“For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."”
“Let no one seek his own, but each one his neighbor's good.”