Here are the 40 most uplifting Bible scriptures on loving yourself.
Proverbs 19:8
Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good.
Song of Solomon 4:7
You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you.
Ephesians 5:29
For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.
1 Timothy 4:12
Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
1 John 3:1
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
1 Corinthians 13:13
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 16:14
Let all that you do be done in love.
1 John 3:18
Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
1 John 4:19
We love because he first loved us.
1 John 4:7
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
1 John 4:8
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
1 Peter 4:8
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
Colossians 3:14
And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.
Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 4:2
With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love.
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
Ephesians 5:33
However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
James 2:8
If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
John 13:34
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.”
John 15:13
“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”
John 15:9
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.”
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Leviticus 19:18
“You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.”
Luke 6:27
“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.”
Mark 12:31
“The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
Matthew 19:19
“Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Matthew 22:39
“And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'”
Philippians 1:6
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 2:3
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.
Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Psalm 139:14
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
Romans 12:10
Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.
Romans 13:8
Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
Romans 13:9
For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Romans 5:8
But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 8:26
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
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Natalie Regoli is a child of God, devoted wife, and mother of two boys. She has a Master's Degree in Law from The University of Texas. Natalie has been published in several national journals and has been practicing law for 18 years.