Bible Verses About Self Righteous
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for self righteous, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 8,560 votes, led by Luke 18:9-14. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Self Righteous
Luke 18:9-14191 votes
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
Ephesians 2:8-9170 votes
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Romans 10:3158 votes
For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
Isaiah 64:6157 votes
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Romans 3:10153 votes
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Titus 3:5129 votes
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Matthew 7:1-5127 votes
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Luke 18:9123 votes
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
1 John 1:9111 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
2 Corinthians 5:21110 votes
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Mark 12:31100 votes
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
Proverbs 30:1297 votes
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
2 Timothy 1:797 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Luke 16:1596 votes
And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
Galatians 2:1689 votes
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Luke 10:2988 votes
But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
Galatians 2:2088 votes
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
1 John 2:1688 votes
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
Jeremiah 17:986 votes
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Ephesians 2:883 votes
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Matthew 7:1-280 votes
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Luke 10:2778 votes
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
James 3:1877 votes
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
Job 32:276 votes
Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
Romans 14:176 votes
Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
What does the Bible say about self righteous?
Readers most often cite Luke 18:9-14 on the subject of self righteous. Across 8,560 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 10:3, Isaiah 64:6. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.