Bible Verses About Loving Yourself
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for loving yourself, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 10,098 votes, led by Song of Songs 4:7. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Loving Yourself
Song of Songs 4:7638 votes
Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
Proverbs 19:8618 votes
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8468 votes
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Psalms 139:13-15371 votes
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
Ephesians 5:29371 votes
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
1 Timothy 4:12299 votes
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
1 John 3:1284 votes
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Deuteronomy 31:6269 votes
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
1 Peter 4:8240 votes
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Leviticus 19:18212 votes
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.
Romans 13:8-10204 votes
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
Luke 6:27200 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Ephesians 2:10199 votes
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Psalms 37:1-40185 votes
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
Mark 12:31153 votes
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
Romans 8:26142 votes
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
John 13:34-35135 votes
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
1 Samuel 16:7127 votes
But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
1 John 4:19127 votes
We love him, because he first loved us.
Romans 13:9119 votes
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Romans 5:8117 votes
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
John 15:9110 votes
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
1 Corinthians 13:13104 votes
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
Philippians 4:8-999 votes
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Matthew 22:3994 votes
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
What does the Bible say about loving yourself?
Readers most often cite Song of Songs 4:7 on the subject of loving yourself. Across 10,098 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 19:8, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, Psalms 139:13-15. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.