Bible Verses About Selfishness: General references

And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?

And Moses said unto the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to the war, and shall ye sit here?

My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.

He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him; But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.

Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.

If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this; Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have fed upon the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? and to have drunk of the clear waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?

The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us.

Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your ceiled houses, while this house lieth waste?

Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith Jehovah of hosts. Because of my house that lieth waste, while ye run every man to his own house.

Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold the dew, and the earth withholdeth its fruit.

And when ye eat, and when ye drink, do not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?

Oh that there were one among you that would shut the doors, that ye might not kindle fire on mine altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, saith Jehovah of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowful; for he was one that had great possessions.

And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them.

And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? for even sinners do the same.

And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as much.

For if because of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died.

Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, unto edifying.

For Christ also pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell upon me.

Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbor’s good.