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`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 →

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,

Let another 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 bringeth forth.

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;

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

to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.

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

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;

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

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

`But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil;

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

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

An abomination to Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> lying lips, And stedfast doers <FI>are<Fi> his delight.

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 →

Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish.

each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

`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 →

he who is saying, `I have known him,' and his command is not keeping, a liar he is, and in him the truth is not;

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

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

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

`Go ye in through the strait gate, because wide <FI>is<Fi> the gate, and broad the way that is leading to the destruction, and many are those going in through it; — 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.

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.

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

Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.

and to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part <FI>is<Fi> in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.'

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?'

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

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,

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive,

not of works, that no one may boast;

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?

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

For, let this mind be in you that <FI>is<Fi> also in Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →

be ye not therefore like to them, for your Father doth know those things that ye have need of before your asking him;

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,

And concerning the spiritual things, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant; — read the full passage →

all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not, for they say, and do not;

And Jehovah seeth that abundant <FI>is<Fi> the wickedness of man in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil all the day;

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

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

`All--hath come on Nebuchadnezzar the king. — read the full passage →

and that in law no one is declared righteous with God, is evident, because `The righteous by faith shall live;'

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

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

Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;

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

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;

For, lo, the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Is turning aside from Jerusalem, And from Judah, stay and staff, Every stay of bread, and every stay of water. — read the full passage →

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 →

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.

Before destruction <FI>is<Fi> pride, And before stumbling--a haughty spirit.'

wherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

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

Woe <FI>to<Fi> those secure in Zion, And those confident in the mount of Samaria, The marked of the chief of the nations, And come to them have the house of Israel. — read the full passage →

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.'

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

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

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

for all of us it behoveth to be manifested before the tribunal of the Christ, that each one may receive the things <FI>done<Fi> through the body, in reference to the things that he did, whether good or evil;

that no flesh may glory before Him;

`Because of this, lo, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them ye will kill and crucify, and of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city;

See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him; — 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!

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

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

in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my good news, through Jesus Christ.

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 →

In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful, — read the full passage →

There is, then, now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit;

and the truth shall make you free.'

A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing. — read the full passage →

`To the messenger of the Ephesian assembly write: These things saith he who is holding the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the midst of the seven lamp-stands--the golden: — 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,

Brethren, if a man also may be overtaken in any trespass, ye who <FI>are<Fi> spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself--lest thou also may be tempted;

the Pharisee having stood by himself, thus prayed: God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer;

and whoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.

Balances of deceit <FI>are<Fi> an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight <FI>is<Fi> His delight. — read the full passage →

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

And he hath believed in Jehovah, and He reckoneth it to him--righteousness.

but even if we or a messenger out of heaven may proclaim good news to you different from what we did proclaim to you--anathema let him be!

`Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut up the reign of the heavens before men, for ye do not go in, nor those going in do ye suffer to enter.

be exceeding afflicted, and mourn, and weep, let your laughter to mourning be turned, and the joy to heaviness;

upon hope of life age-during, which God, who doth not lie, did promise before times of ages,

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been separated to the good news of God-- — read the full passage →

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

they love also the chief couches in the supper, and the chief seats in the synagogues, — read the full passage →

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 the multitude of those sleeping in the dust of the ground do awake, some to life age-during, and some to reproaches--to abhorrence age-during.

with a price ye were bought, become not servants of men;

if my commandments ye may keep, ye shall remain in my love, according as I the commands of my Father have kept, and do remain in His love;

`For, the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of his Father, with his messengers, and then he will reward each, according to his work.

Every creeping thing that is alive, to you it is for food; as the green herb I have given to you the whole;

`And when thou mayest pray, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites, because they love in the synagogues, and in the corners of the broad places--standing--to pray, that they may be seen of men; verily I say to you, that they have their reward.