What Does The Bible Say About?

Selfish

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1 Corinthians 10:24

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No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.

Acts 20:35

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In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Philippians 2:3-4

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Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Romans 12:10

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Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.

2 Timothy 3:2

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For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

1 Timothy 6:17-19

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Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

Romans 2:8

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But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.

Luke 21:1-4

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Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. “Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

Philippians 2:4

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Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Romans 12:3

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For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.

1 John 3:17

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If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

Psalm 119:36

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Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.

Proverbs 18:1

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He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.

Luke 21:36

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So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Matthew 6:19-21

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Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Philippians 2:3

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Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.

2 Peter 3:3-4

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Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. “Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”

Genesis 4:9

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And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

Philippians 2:21

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For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.

James 1:20

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for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

James 2:8

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If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

James 3:16

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For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.

Proverbs 28:27

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Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

1 Corinthians 13:4-5

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.

Galatians 2:20

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I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

Galatians 6:2

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Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

James 4:1-2

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What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you? You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.

Matthew 7:13-14

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Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.

Philippians 2:1-30

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Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: . . .

Romans 13:12

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The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

Romans 15:1-3

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We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”

1 Corinthians 13:5

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It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.

1 Timothy 6:10

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For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

2 Corinthians 5:15

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And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.

James 3:14-16

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But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth. Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.

John 3:16-18

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For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

Mark 12:31

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The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

Matthew 24:13

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But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

Proverbs 29:11

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A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.

1 John 3:10

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By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

2 Corinthians 9:7

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Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.

Galatians 1:4

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who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

Galatians 5:26

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Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.

James 4:3

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And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.

John 15:13

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Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Luke 1:66-68

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And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him. Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.

Malachi 1:10

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“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.

Matthew 19:21-24

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Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth. Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

Matthew 24:44

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For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

Micah 3:11

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Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”

Philippians 2:2

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then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.

Philippians 2:7

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but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.

Proverbs 15:1

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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 18:17

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The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

Psalm 23:1-6

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A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. . . .

Zechariah 7:6

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And when you were eating and drinking, were you not doing so simply for yourselves?

1 Corinthians 10:33

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as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.

1 Corinthians 13:4-6

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.

1 Corinthians 6:18

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Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.

1 John 2:15-16

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Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.

1 John 3:4

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Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.

2 Corinthians 12:20

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For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

2 Corinthians 8:9

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For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

2 Timothy 3:1-17

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But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these! . . .

2 Timothy 3:1-2

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But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

2 Timothy 3:1-5

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But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!

2 Timothy 3:2-4

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For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

Colossians 3:5

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Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.

Ephesians 6:12

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For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Ezekiel 34:18

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Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?

Galatians 5:19-21

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The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:20

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idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,

Genesis 2:18

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The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”

Genesis 2:24

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For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

Genesis 4:1-26

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And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said. Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil. So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD, while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell. . . .

Hebrews 13:16

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And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Isaiah 56:11

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Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:

James 2:16

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If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?

James 3:18

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Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.

John 3:30

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He must increase; I must decrease.

Leviticus 19:18

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Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

Matthew 19:21-22

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Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.

Matthew 23:25

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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

Matthew 24:22

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If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

Matthew 24:42

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Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.

Philippians 1:17

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The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains.

Proverbs 11:25

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A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

Proverbs 11:26

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The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.

Romans 15:1

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We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.

Romans 15:2

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Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

1 Corinthians 16:1-4

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Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia: On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed. Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem. And if it is advisable for me to go also, they can travel with me.

1 John 3:12

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Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.

3 John 1:9

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I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.

Ephesians 2:3

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All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.

Ephesians 5:25

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Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

James 2:15-16

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Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?

James 3:13-14

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Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.

James 4:6

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But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Revelation 1:1-20

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This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, . . .

Revelation 3:15-17

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I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other! So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My mouth! You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

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