Self Esteem

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.

For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing; — read the full passage →

He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

A high look, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and Yahweh alone shall be exalted in that day.

Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: they shall certainly not be unpunished.

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom. — read the full passage →

But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.

The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.

Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.

Thus says Yahweh, Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, don’t let the rich man glory in his riches; — read the full passage →

He doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. — read the full passage →

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. — read the full passage →

For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself; — read the full passage →

See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. — read the full passage →

“Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you. Before you came out of the womb, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? — read the full passage →

Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward. — read the full passage →

God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” — read the full passage →

For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don’t find it doing that which is good.

God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.

He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love, — read the full passage →

Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom. — read the full passage →

For we don’t stretch ourselves too much, as though we didn’t reach to you. For we came even as far as to you with the Good News of Christ,

Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.

What a wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death?

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city, and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,

If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also. — read the full passage →

A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;

For I don’t desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won’t be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,

Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts. — read the full passage →

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth. — read the full passage →

There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.