Self-Righteousness “But you have said in my hearing - I heard the very words - ‘I am pure and without sin; I am clean and free from guilt.’” - Job 33:8,9 “Do you think this is just?  You say, ‘I will be cleared by God.’ - Job 35:2 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever intheir own sight. - Isaiah 5:21 Indeed, God does not listen to their empty plea; the Almighty pays no attention to it. - Job 35:13 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?  There is more hope for a fool than for him. - Proverbs 26:12 If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. - Galatians 6:3 But, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”  For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends. - 2 Corinthians 10:17,18 Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.” - John 9:41 All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all of our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away. - Isaiah 64:6 A greedy man stirs up dissension, but he who trusts in the Lord will prosper. He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe. - Proverbs 28:25,26 He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts.  What is highly valued among men is detestable in God’s sight.” - Luke 16:15 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else and not your own lips. - Proverbs 27:2