Bible Verses About Self-Righteousness: General references

They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, “You take too much on yourself, since all the congregation are holy, everyone of them, and the LORD is among them! Why do you lift yourselves up above the LORD’s assembly?”

Don’t say in your heart, after the LORD your God has thrust them out from before you, saying, “For my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land”; because the LORD drives them out before you because of the wickedness of these nations.

Not for your righteousness, or for the uprightness of your heart, do you go in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD your God does drive them out from before you, and that he may establish the word which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

Know therefore, that the LORD your God doesn’t give you this good land to possess for your righteousness; for you are a stiff-necked people.

He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for no man shall prevail by strength.

Isn’t it that I have no help in me, That wisdom is driven quite from me?

For you say, ‘My doctrine is pure. I am clean in your eyes.’

But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you,

that he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.

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

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

“Be silent, leave me alone, that I may speak. Let come on me what will.

Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.

See now, I have set my cause in order. I know that I am righteous.

Who is he who will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the spirit.

Although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.

“Earth, don’t cover my blood. Let my cry have no place to rest.

“How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.

Why are we counted as animals, which have become unclean in your sight?

You who tear yourself in your anger, shall the earth be forsaken for you? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?

“Behold, I know your thoughts, the devices with which you would wrong me.

For you say, ‘Where is the house of the prince? Where is the tent in which the wicked lived?’

Haven’t you asked wayfaring men? Don’t you know their evidences,

“Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? Or does it benefit him, that you make your ways perfect?