Bragging

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

Thus saith the Lord, 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 own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

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

But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. — read the full passage →

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

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

For by grace are ye 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 abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.

Thus saith the Lord, 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;

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which 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.

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

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.

Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: — read the full passage →

But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.

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

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

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

Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in 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 pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

Not of works, lest any man should boast.

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

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

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

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

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

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

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

And God 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 labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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

But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;

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

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

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

Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: — read the full passage →

For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! — read the full passage →

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

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

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

It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. — read the full passage →

For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. — read the full passage →

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

That no flesh should glory in his presence.

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

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. — read the full passage →

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

For by grace are ye 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 by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

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 thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: — read the full passage →

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

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

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. — read the full passage →

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

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

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

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

And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight. — read the full passage →

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

And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

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

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

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, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

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

And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, — read the full passage →

Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound 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 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 are bought with a price; be not ye the servants 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 he shall reward every man according to his works.

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

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.