Loving yourself

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• Song of Solomon 4:7

  Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

• Proverbs 19:8

  He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

• 1 Corinthians 13:4–8

  Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; …

• Psalms 139:13–15

  For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

• Ephesians 5:29

  For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

• 1 Timothy 4:12

  Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

• 1 John 3:1

  Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

• Deuteronomy 31:6

  Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

• 1 Peter 4:8

  And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

• Leviticus 19:18

  Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

• Romans 13:8–10

  Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

• Luke 6:27

  But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

• Ephesians 2:10

  For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

• Psalms 37:1–40

  A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. …

• Mark 12:31

  And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

• Romans 8:26

  Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

• John 13:34–35

  A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

• 1 John 4:19

  We love him, because he first loved us.

• 1 Samuel 16:7

  But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.

• Romans 13:9

  For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

• Romans 5:8

  But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

• John 15:9

  As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

• 1 Corinthians 13:13

  And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

• Philippians 4:8–9

  Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

• Matthew 22:39

  And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

• Matthew 22:37–39

  Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

• 2 Timothy 3:1–2

  This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

• 1 John 4:7

  Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

• Philippians 2:3

  Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

• Psalms 139:14

  I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

• Matthew 19:19

  Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

• John 3:16

  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

• 1 John 4:8

  He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

• Romans 12:10

  Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

• Colossians 3:14

  And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

• 1 John 4:18

  There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

• Ephesians 5:25

  Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

• 1 John 3:18

  My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

• John 15:13

  Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

• Proverbs 10:12

  Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.