Bragging

Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;

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

Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaketh great swelling words), showing respect of persons for the sake of advantage.

As clouds and wind without rain, So ishe that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

But now ye glory in your vauntings: all such glorying is evil.

But far be it from me to glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world hath been crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →

that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is wisdom.

Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.

Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches; — read the full passage →

They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one;

If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things that concern my weakness.

Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many are they that enter in thereby. — read the full passage →

but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he hath understanding, and knoweth me, that I am Jehovah who exerciseth lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith Jehovah.

Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endureth continually.

But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.

For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, And the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth Jehovah.

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore the scripture saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: Thoughhandjoinin hand, he shall not be unpunished.

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

Be not manyof youteachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgment.

not of works, that no man should glory.

For who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? but if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received it?

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

Now concerning spiritualgifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. — read the full passage →

all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, these do and observe: but do not ye after their works; for they say, and do not.

And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. — read the full passage →

Now that no man is justified by the law before God, is evident: for, The righteous shall live by faith;

Wherefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours;

Where then is the glorying? It is excluded. By what manner of law? of works? Nay: but by a law of faith.

Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

and not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

For, behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water; — read the full passage →

Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain: — read the full passage →

for we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and glory in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh:

It is not good to eat much honey; Sofor mento search out their own glory is grievous.

Pridegoethbefore destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight; for through the law cometh the knowledge of sin.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

They prate, they speak arrogantly: All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.

Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and to them that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come! — read the full passage →

Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, that thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out now, I pray, and fight with them.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

I must needs glory, though it is not expedient; but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. — read the full passage →

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding. — read the full passage →

For we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

that no flesh should glory before God.

Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. — read the full passage →

So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my gospel, by Jesus Christ.

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown; — read the full passage →

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.

and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health. — read the full passage →

To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, he that walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks: — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight. — read the full passage →

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.

But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach unto you any gospel other than that which we preached unto you, let him be anathema.

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye enter not in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering in to enter.

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

Now therefore why make ye trial of God, that ye should put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, — read the full passage →

When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

Ye were bought with a price; become not bondservants of men.

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.

For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his deeds.

Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.

And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.