Advise me, but what is wrong with being self-righteous?

2 Tim 3:16 says, "All scripture is God-breath and is useful for teaching, rebuking, and training in righteousness" while, Matthew 6:33 says, "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well". Righteousness is from God... without Him we could do nothing. Only God knows what is best for us. Personally, I used to be self-righteous but suddenly, I realized that it made me proud of myself. Making me feel that I'm better than others... that I'm always right. I looked up to myself. I've been judgmental at first but when I try not to be self-righteous and put myself on somebody's position, I became more understanding and considerate of others. It'll make us humble. Mistakes and shortcomings are parts of our lives... We have learned lessons from them. They helps make our lives better. Every after each trials, we became stronger and stronger. Even scientists made lots of mistakes for them to make their inventions better and better and better. May God's righteousness be with us!

hi eileenleyva what is wrong with being self righteous? everything,that means you are inflexible, you think you know it all and nobody else knows anything, and you come over to others with this attitude. Nobody likes a self=righteous as they always put the other person's ideas down, and entertain no other ideas but their own. they are smug and not open to different ideas. fighting for your beliefs is not the same as not being open to other people's ideas and feelings. Self-righteous people are always convinced that they are always right and everybody else is wrong.

Being self righteous isn't necessarily fighting for one's beliefs. Typically, when someone says that you are being self righteous, it can mean any of these things, usually in a combination of... That you're being egotistical That you're refusing to try to understand the view of others - You don't have to like what they believe, but just acknowledge that they have the right to their opinions and ways as much as you do

I think people who say this are just trying to end the argument. It's a way to keep your oponent quiet. Don't let them get to you. Just say "I am not self rightous. I just believe in the rightness of my position."