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Bible Verses About Self-Righteousness

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  1. 1 Samuel 15:22

    And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

  2. Matthew 9:13

    But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

  3. Luke 10:27

    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.

  4. Philippians 3:9

    And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

  5. Luke 7:50

    And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

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  1. Job 9:20

    If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.

  2. Job 9:30–31

    30If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;

    31Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.

  3. Job 11:4–6

    4For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

    5But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

    6And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

  4. Job 12:2

    No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

  5. Job 13:3

    Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

  6. Job 13:13

    Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.

  7. Job 13:15

    Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.

  8. Job 13:18–19

    18Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.

    19Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.

  9. Job 16:17–18

    17Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.

    18O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.

  10. Job 18:2–4

    2How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.

    3Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?

    4He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?

  11. Job 21:27–29

    27Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.

    28For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?

    29Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,

  12. Job 22:2–3

    2Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?

    3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

  13. Job 32:1–2

    1So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

    2Then 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.

  14. Job 33:8

    Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,