Topic

Self-Righteousness

Passages from across the Bible

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

General scriptures concerning

  • Numbers 16:3 They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”
  • Deuteronomy 9:4–6 When the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” Rather, the LORD is driving out these nations before you because of their wickedness. It is not because of your righteousness or uprightnes…
  • 1 Samuel 2:9 He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
  • Job 6:13 Is there any help within me now that success is driven from me?
  • Job 11:4–6 You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’ But if only God would speak and open His lips against you, and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.
  • Job 12:2 “Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!
  • Job 13:3 Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.
  • Job 13:13 Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may.
  • Job 13:15 Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
  • Job 13:18–19 See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated. Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die.
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See Hypocrisy

See Self-Exaltation

Instances of

Saul

  • 1 Samuel 15:13–31 When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.” But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?” Saul answered, “The troops brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best sheep and ca…

Young man, see above

Lawyer, see above

Pharisees

  • Luke 11:33–54 No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light. Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness. Be careful…
  • John 8:33–59 “We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?” Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. A slave does not remain in the house forever, but a son remains forever. So if the Son sets you f…
  • John 9:28–34 Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses. We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.” “That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes. We know that God does not…

Israel

  • Romans 10:3 Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

The Laodicean congregation

  • Revelation 3:17 You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.