Boasting

and now ye glory in your pride; all such glorying is evil;

Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.

Thus said Jehovah: Let not the wise boast himself in his wisdom, Nor let the mighty boast himself in his might, Let not the rich boast himself in his riches,

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times, — read the full passage →

Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.

for who doth make thee to differ? and what hast thou, that thou didst not receive? and if thou didst also receive, why dost thou glory as not having received?

if to boast it behoveth <FI>me<Fi> , of the things of my infirmity I will boast;

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift,

They utter--they speak an old saw, All working iniquity do boast themselves.

`Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not--reward ye have not from your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens; — read the full passage →

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle!

that, according as it hath been written, `He who is glorying--in the Lord let him glory.'

not of works, that no one may boast;

For we do not make bold to rank or to compare ourselves with certain of those commending themselves, but they, among themselves measuring themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise, — read the full passage →

And for me, let it not be--to glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which to me the world hath been crucified, and I to the world;

Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, <FI>Is<Fi> a man boasting himself in a false gift.

Thus said Jehovah: Let not the wise boast himself in his wisdom, Nor let the mighty boast himself in his might, Let not the rich boast himself in his riches, — read the full passage →

But--in this let the boaster boast himself, In understanding and knowing Me, For I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, doing kindness, Judgment, and righteousness, in the earth, For in these I have delighted, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Go, now, ye who are saying, `To-day and to-morrow we will go on to such a city, and will pass there one year, and traffic, and make gain;' — read the full passage →

and he who is boasting--in the Lord let him boast;

and He said to me, `Sufficient for thee is My grace, for My power in infirmity is perfected;' most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may rest on me:

In Jehovah doth my soul boast herself, Hear do the humble and rejoice.

Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly <FI>is<Fi> wisdom.

--Doth the axe glorify itself Against him who is hewing with it? Doth the saw magnify itself Against him who is shaking it? As a rod waving those lifting it up! As a staff lifting up that which is not wood!

These are murmurers, repiners; according to their desires walking, and their mouth doth speak great swellings, giving admiration to persons for the sake of profit;

Where then <FI>is<Fi> the boasting? it was excluded; by what law? of works? no, but by a law of faith:

To the Overseer. --An instruction, by David, in the coming in of Doeg the Edomite, and he declareth to Saul, and saith to him, `David came in unto the house of Ahimelech.' What, boasteth thou in evil, O mighty one? The kindness of God <FI>is<Fi> all the day.

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves--

because all that <FI>is<Fi> in the world--the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the ostentation of the life--is not of the Father, but of the world,

For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,

that no flesh may glory before Him;

evil-speakers, God-haters, insulting, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

So then, let no one glory in men, for all things are yours,

In God we have boasted all the day, And Thy name to the age we thank. Selah.

Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

whenever, therefore, thou mayest do kindness, thou mayest not sound a trumpet before thee as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men; verily I say to you--they have their reward!

And if certain of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wast graffed in among them, and a fellow-partaker of the root and of the fatness of the olive tree didst become-- — read the full passage →

Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth. — read the full passage →

An abomination to Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> every proud one of heart, Hand to hand he is not acquitted.

Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish. — read the full passage →

And these things, brethren, I did transfer to myself and to Apollos because of you, that in us ye may learn not to think above that which hath been written, that ye may not be puffed up one for one against the other,

for we are the circumcision, who by the Spirit are serving God, and glorying in Christ Jesus, and in flesh having no trust,

The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour--honour.

and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;

not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything, as of ourselves, but our sufficiency <FI>is<Fi> of God,

thou who in the law dost boast, through the transgression of the law God dost thou dishonour?

`I am not able of myself to do anything; according as I hear I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who sent me.

Boast yourselves in His Holy Name, The heart of those seeking Jehovah rejoiceth.

for if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath to boast--but not before God;

And Zebul saith unto him, `Where <FI>is<Fi> now thy mouth, in that thou sayest, Who <FI>is<Fi> Abimelech that we serve him? is not this the people against which thou hast kicked? go out, I pray thee now, and fight against it.'

Thou winnowest them, and a wind lifteth them up, And a whirlwind scattereth them, And thou--thou rejoicest in Jehovah, In the Holy One of Israel dost boast thyself.

and greater grace he doth give, wherefore he saith, `God against proud ones doth set Himself up, and to lowly ones He doth give grace?'

Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,

And the chief of the butlers saith unto them, `Say, I pray you, unto Hezekiah, Thus said the great king, the king of Asshur, What <FI>is<Fi> this confidence in which thou hast confided?

so that we ourselves do glory in you in the assemblies of God, for your endurance and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye bear;

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

and if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; and let him glorify God in this respect;

according as it hath been written--`There is none righteous, not even one;

Some of chariots, and some of horses, And we of the name of Jehovah our God Make mention.

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbour, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, him I endure not.

for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

`Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.

for see your calling, brethren, that not many <FI>are<Fi> wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;

for whoever may will to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake and for the good news' sake, he shall save it;

In Jehovah are all the seed of Israel justified, And they boast themselves.'

To boast, really, is not profitable for me, for I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. — read the full passage →

Lo, thou art named a Jew, and dost rest upon the law, and dost boast in God,

For he saith, `Are not my princes altogether kings? — read the full passage →

The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.

I have, then, a boasting in Christ Jesus, in the things pertaining to God,

And not only <FI>so<Fi> , but we are also boasting in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom now we did receive the reconciliation;

`Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not--reward ye have not from your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens; — read the full passage →

And these things, brethren, I did transfer to myself and to Apollos because of you, that in us ye may learn not to think above that which hath been written, that ye may not be puffed up one for one against the other, — read the full passage →

through whom also we have the access by the faith into this grace in which we have stood, and we boast on the hope of the glory of God.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

The Visions of Isaiah son of Amoz, that he hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

For high <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.

I say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

And thou hast sworn--Jehovah liveth, In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness, And blessed themselves in Him have nations, And in Him they boast themselves.

Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;

and he who is boasting--in the Lord let him boast; — read the full passage →

and if I give away to feed others all my goods, and if I give up my body that I may be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

for I will not dare to speak anything of the things that Christ did not work through me, to obedience of nations, by word and deed,

and thou hast said unto Pharaoh, Thus said Jehovah, My son, My first-born <FI>is<Fi> Israel,

And let the brother who is low rejoice in his exaltation, — read the full passage →

Not good <FI>is<Fi> your glorying; have ye not known that a little leaven the whole lump doth leaven?

for the word of the cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us--those being saved--it is the power of God,

And I, having come unto you, brethren, came--not in superiority of discourse or wisdom--declaring to you the testimony of God, — read the full passage →

Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother, — read the full passage →

for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God--

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

My brethren, hold not, in respect of persons, the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →

For we do not make bold to rank or to compare ourselves with certain of those commending themselves, but they, among themselves measuring themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise,

and to another faith in the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healings in the same Spirit;