Bible Verses About Self-Righteousness

and they are assembled against Moses and against Aaron, and say unto them, `Enough of you! for all the company--all of them are holy, and in their midst is Jehovah; and wherefore do ye lift yourselves up above the assembly of Jehovah?'

`Thou dost not speak in thy heart (in Jehovah thy God's driving them away from before thee), saying, For my righteousness hath Jehovah brought me in to possess this land, seeing for the wickedness of these nations is Jehovah dispossessing them from thy presence;

not for thy righteousness, and for the uprightness of thy heart, art thou going in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations is Jehovah thy God dispossessing them from before thee; and in order to establish the word which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob;

and thou hast known, that not for thy righteousness is Jehovah thy God giving to thee this good land to possess it, for a people stiff of neck thou art .

The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.

And Samuel cometh in unto Saul, and Saul saith to him, `Blessed art thou of Jehovah; I have performed the word of Jehovah.'

Is not my help with me, And substance driven from me?

If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! --it declareth me perverse.

If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands,

Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me.

And thou sayest, `Pure is my discourse, And clean I have been in Thine eyes.'

And yet, O that God had spoken! And doth open His lips with thee.

And declare to thee secrets of wisdom, For counsel hath foldings. And know thou that God forgetteth for thee, Some of thine iniquity.

Truly--ye are the people, And with you doth wisdom die.

Yet I for the Mighty One do speak, And to argue for God I delight.

Keep silent from me, and I speak, And pass over me doth what?

Lo, He doth slay me--I wait not! Only, my ways unto His face I argue.

Lo, I pray you, I have set in order the cause, I have known that I am righteous.

Who is he that doth strive with me? For now I keep silent and gasp.

Not for violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.

O earth, do not thou cover my blood! And let there not be a place for my cry.

When do ye set an end to words? Consider ye, and afterwards do we speak.

Wherefore have we been reckoned as cattle? We have been defiled in your eyes!

(He is tearing himself in his anger.) For thy sake is earth forsaken? And removed is a rock from its place?

Lo, I have known your thoughts, And the devices against me ye do wrongfully.