loving yourself
What does the Bible say about loving yourself? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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7You are totally beautiful, my love, and there is no blemish in you.
8But whoever possesses reason loves his own soul. And one who guards prudence shall discover good things.
4Charity is patient, is kind. Charity does not envy, does not act wrongly, is not inflated. 5Charity is not ambitious, does not seek for itself, is not provoked to anger, devises no evil. 6Charity does not rejoice over iniquity, but rejoices in truth. 7Charity suffers all, believes all, hopes all, endures all. 8Charity is never torn away, even if prophecies pass away, or languages cease, or knowledge is destroyed.
13For you have possessed my temperament. You have supported me from the womb of my mother. 14I will confess to you, for you have been magnified terribly. Your works are miraculous, as my soul knows exceedingly well. 15My bone, which you have made in secret, has not been hidden from you, and my substance is in accord with the lower parts of the earth.
29For no man has ever hated his own flesh, but instead he nourishes and cherishes it, as Christ also does to the Church.
12Let no one despise your youth, but be an example among the faithful in word, in behavior, in charity, in faith, in chastity.
1See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we would be called, and would become, the sons of God. Because of this, the world does not know us, for it did not know him.
6Act manfully and be strengthened. Do not be afraid, and do not dread at the sight of them. For the Lord your God himself is your commander, and he will neither dismiss nor abandon you.”
8But, before all things, have a constant mutual charity among yourselves. For love covers a multitude of sins.
18Do not seek revenge, neither should you be mindful of the injury of your fellow citizens. You shall love your friend as yourself. I am the Lord.
8You should owe nothing to anyone, except so as to love one another. For whoever loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 9For example: You shall not commit adultery. You shall not kill. You shall not steal. You shall not speak false testimony. You shall not covet. And if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this word: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 10The love of neighbor does no harm. Therefore, love is the plenitude of the law.
27But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.
10For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works which God has prepared and in which we should walk.
1A Psalm of David himself. Do not choose to imitate the malicious; neither should you envy those who work iniquity. 2For they will quickly wither away like dry grass, and in like manner to kitchen herbs, they will soon droop. 3Hope in the Lord and do good, and dwell in the land, and so you shall be pastured with its riches. 4Delight in the Lord, and he will grant to you the petitions of your heart. 5Reveal your way to the Lord, and hope in him, and he will accomplish it. 6And he will bring forth your justice like the light, and your judgment like the midday.