33 Bible Verses about Self Respect

And the second is like to it, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

And the second, like it, is this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: there is no greater commandment than these.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would be willing that men should do to you, just so do ye to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

For, I say, by the grace which is given unto me, to every one that is among you, not to think of himself above what he ought to think; but to think soberly, as God has divided to every one the measure of faith.

For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

Though I too might have confidence in the flesh; if any other man thinks that he may have confidence in the flesh, I may claim more:

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man prophane the temple of God, him will God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient; all things are lawful for me, but I will not put myself under the power of any. Meats are for the belly, and the belly for meats; but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for whoredom, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will raise us up by his own power.read more.
Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? Taking then the members of Christ, shall I make them members of an harlot? God forbid. Do you not know that he that is joined to an harlot is one body with her? For they two, saith he, shall be "one flesh." But he that is joined to the Lord is one spirit. Flee whoredom. Every other sin which a man may commit is without the body; but he who committeth whoredom sinneth against his own body. Do ye not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have from God, and ye are not your own? For ye have been bought with a price: glorify then God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

or what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, "I will inhabit in them, and walk about in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be for me a people."

by whom also ye have been built up together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

For every creature of God is good, and none to be rejected, if used with thanksgiving:

Let the brother low in station rejoice in his elevation: but the rich, in his abasement: for as the flower of grass he shall pass away.

Yea, much more the members of the body, which appear to be more feeble, are necessary: and those parts which we esteem as the more dishonourable of the body, on them we bestow more abundant honour, and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered together the body, giving more abundant honour to that part which lacked:read more.
that there might be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and peculiarly towards you.

He that speaketh from himself, seeks his own individual honour: but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, he is true, and iniquity in him there is none.

But let every man bring his own work to the test, and then shall he have glorying in himself alone, and not [by comparison] with another.

Pray for us: for we have confidence that we maintain a good conscience, in all things desirous to conduct ourselves with propriety.??19 But I entreat you the rather to do this, that I may the more speedily be restored to you.

but the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that by me the preaching might be fully discharged, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was snatched out of the lion's mouth.

that every one of you may know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honour,

that the elder men be sober, grave, discreet, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

For if any man conceits that he is something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

Though I too might have confidence in the flesh; if any other man thinks that he may have confidence in the flesh, I may claim more: circumcised the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; respecting the law, a Pharisee; with regard to zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is by the law, blameless.read more.
But what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ.

And as he was going out of the vessel, immediately there met him a man with an unclean spirit, coming out of the tombs; who had his abode among the tombs; and no man could secure him, not even with chains; for he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains were burst asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces, and no man was able to master him:read more.
and continually night and day he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, screaming, and cutting himself with stones.

And as he landed, there met him a certain man from the city, who had devils for a long while, and kept no clothes on him, and never abode in a house, but in the tombs. But when he saw Jesus, roaring out, he fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God Most High? I pray thee, torment me not. For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man; for many times it had seized on him; and though under a guard, and bound with chains and fetters; yet bursting the bonds, he was driven by the devil into the desert places.

And a certain woman, having a flux of blood twelve years, and had suffered much from many physicians; and had expended all she had, and was nothing better, but rather growing worse and worse; when she heard of Jesus, came in the crowd behind him, and touched his garment:read more.
for she said, If I but touch his clothes, I shall recover.

And, behold, a woman, who had an haemorrage twelve years, came behind, and touched the fringe of his garment: for she said within herself, If I only touch his garment, I shall be cured. Then Jesus, turning about and beholding her, said, Be encouraged, daughter; thy faith hath saved thee. And the woman was cured from that hour.

And a woman, who had a flux of blood, for twelve years, who had spent all her substance on physicians, and could not get a cure from any; coming behind him, touched the fringe of his garment; and instantly the flux of her blood stopped. And Jesus said, Who touched me? And when all denied, Peter, and those who were with him, said, Master, the multitudes throng and press thee, and sayest thou, Who hath touched me?read more.
Then said Jesus, Some person hath touched me, for I know that miraculous power is gone out from me. Then the woman seeing she was not hid, came trembling, and falling down before him, declared to him before all the people, for what cause she had touched him; and how she was cured instantaneously. Then he said unto her, Be of good cheer, daughter, thy faith hath made thee well; go in peace.

And not many days after, the younger son, collecting his all, travelled into a far distant country, and there dissipated his substance in a life of debauchery. But when he had spent all, there came a terrible famine in that region; and he began to know want. And he went and connected himself with one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.read more.
And he eagerly longed to fill his belly with the charob berries which the swine did eat: and no person gave him [a morsel].

And as he was entering a certain village, ten leprous men met him, who stood at a distance: and they lift up their voice, saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!

BRETHREN, if a man also be surprised into any act of offence, ye that are spiritual, replace such a one in the spirit of meekness; keeping an attentive eye on thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

REBUKE not harshly an aged man, but admonish him as a father; the younger men as brethren; the aged women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

And of some have compassion, distinguishing their case;