Bible Verses About Self-Righteousness: General references

Who gathered themselues together against Moses, and against Aaron, and sayde vnto them, Ye take too much vpon you, seeing all the Congregation is holie, euery one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherfore then lift ye your selues aboue the Congregation of the Lord?

Speake not thou in thine heart (after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out before thee) saying, For my righteousnesse the Lord hath brought me in, to possesse this land: but for the wickednesse of these nations the Lord hath cast them out before thee.

For thou entrest not to inherite their lande for thy righteousnesse, or for thy vpright heart: but for the wickednesse of those nations, the Lord thy God doth cast them out before thee, and that he might performe the worde which the Lord thy God sware vnto thy fathers, Abraham, Izhak, and Iacob.

Vnderstand therefore, that ye Lord thy God giueth thee not this good land to possesse it for thy righteousnes: for thou art a stifnecked people.

Hee will keepe the feete of his Saintes, and the wicked shall keepe silence in darkenes: for in his owne might shall no man be strong.

Is it not so, that there is in me no helpe? and that strength is taken from me?

For thou hast sayde, My doctrine is pure, and I am cleane in thine eyes.

But, oh that God would speake and open his lippes against thee!

That he might shewe thee the secretes of wisedome, howe thou hast deserued double, according to right: know therefore that God hath forgotten thee for thine iniquitie.

In deede because that ye are the people onely, wisedome must dye with you.

But I will speake to the Almightie, and I desire to dispute with God.

Holde your tongues in my presence, that I may speake, and let come vpon what will.

Loe, though he slay me, yet will I trust in him, and I will reprooue my wayes in his sight.

Beholde nowe: if I prepare me to iudgement, I knowe that I shalbe iustified.

Who is he, that will pleade with me? for if I nowe holde my tongue, I dye.

Though there be no wickednesse in mine hands, and my prayer be pure.

O earth, couer not thou my blood, and let my crying finde no place.

When will yee make an ende of your words? cause vs to vnderstande, and then wee will speake.

Wherefore are wee counted as beastes, and are vile in your sight?

Thou art as one that teareth his soule in his anger. Shall the earth bee forsaken for thy sake? or the rocke remoued out of his place?

Behold, I know your thoughts, and the enterprises, wherewith ye do me wrong.

For ye say, Where is the princes house? and where is the tabernacle of the wickeds dwelling?

May ye not aske the that go by the way? and ye can not deny their signes.

May a man be profitable vnto God, as he that is wise, may be profitable to himselfe?

Is it any thing vnto the Almightie, that thou art righteous? or is it profitable to him, that thou makest thy wayes vpright?