Praising Oneself

Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

For we have all become as one who is unclean, and all our righteousness is as a polluted garment: and we all fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.

Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name! — read the full passage →

Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.

He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things, which your eyes have seen.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; — read the full passage →

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Sing to Yahweh, praise Yahweh; for he has delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

Heal me, O Yahweh, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for you are my praise.

They sang to one another in praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel.” All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Yahweh, because the foundation of Yahweh’s house had been laid.

You shall serve Yahweh your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from your midst.

Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

Thus says Yahweh, Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, don’t let the rich man glory in his riches; — read the full passage →

Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring. — read the full passage →

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.

Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city, and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit.” — read the full passage →

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

I thank you, and praise you, you God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we desired of you; for you have made known to us the king’s matter.

the people which I formed for myself, that they might declare my praise.

I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel.

if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Now therefore, our God, we thank you, and praise your glorious name.

Rejoice always. — read the full passage →

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. — read the full passage →

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up.

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour comes, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, will you worship the Father. — read the full passage →

Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

For though the fig tree doesn’t flourish, nor fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food; the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls: — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

and said, “Remember now, Yahweh, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight.” Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.

Oh come, let’s worship and bow down. Let’s kneel before Yahweh, our Maker,

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.

I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth. — read the full passage →

Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank him.

when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking Yahweh; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised Yahweh, saying, “For he is good; for his loving kindness endures forever!” then the house was filled with a cloud, even Yahweh’s house,

Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. — read the full passage →

Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.

I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom: — read the full passage →

and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

The second is like this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’There is no other commandment greater than these.”

All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and no one can stay his hand, or ask him, What are you doing?

Daniel answered, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and might are his.

Shout for joy to Yahweh, all you lands! — read the full passage →

We give thanks to you, God. We give thanks, for your Name is near. Men tell about your wondrous works.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, — read the full passage →

For if I would desire to boast, I will not be foolish; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, so that no man may think more of me than that which he sees in me, or hears from me.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The look of their faces testify against them. They parade their sin like Sodom. They don’t hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought disaster upon themselves.

My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

Where has your beloved gone, you fairest among women? Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you? Beloved — read the full passage →

I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.

We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”

“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.

Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had believed him, “If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples. — read the full passage →

But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshipers.

One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.

Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God, and saying,

“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.

You will have plenty to eat, and be satisfied, and will praise the name of Yahweh, your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; and my people will never again be disappointed.

At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him who lives forever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation.