Bible verses about "boasting" | ACV

¹⁴ Clouds and wind without rain, is he who boasts himself of his gifts falsely.

¹² For we dare not classify or compare ourselves to some of those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves to themselves, do not understand. ¹³ But we will not boast in things immeasurable, but according to the measure of the standard that God apportioned to us, of a measure to reach even as far as you. ¹⁴ For it is not as not reaching for you. We overextend ourselves. For we even reached as far as you in the good news of the Christ, ¹⁵ not boasting in things immeasurable, in other men's labors, but having hope of your faith growing in you to be enlarged according to our measure for abundance, ¹⁶ in order to preach the good news beyond you, not to boast in another measure, in things prepared. ¹⁷ But he who boasts should boast in the Lord. ¹⁸ For he who commends himself, that man is not approved, but whom the Lord commends.

⁹ not from works, so that not any man may boast.

⁸ For ye are saved by grace through faith, and this a gift of God, not from you, ⁹ not from works, so that not any man may boast.

⁵ So also the tongue is a little body-part, and boasts greatly. Behold a little fire, how much wood it kindles.

¹³ Go now, men who say, Today and tomorrow we will go into this city, and will operate one year there, and will engage in trade and will get gain- ¹⁴ men who know not of the morrow. For what is your life? For it will be a vapor that appears for a little while, and then also vanishes away- ¹⁵ in place of your saying, If the Lord should will, then we will live and do this or that. ¹⁶ But now ye boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

⁴ They prate, they speak arrogantly. All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.

⁸ For ye are saved by grace through faith, and this a gift of God, not from you,

⁷ For who makes thee different? And what have thou that thou did not receive? And also if thou received it, why do thou boast as not having received it?

³⁰ If it is necessary to boast, I will boast of the things of my weakness.

¹ Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou know not what a day may bring forth.

¹ But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come. ² For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, impious, ³ devoid of natural affection, irreconcilable, slanderous, without self-control, savage, no lovers of good, ⁴ traitors, reckless, beclouded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, ⁵ having a form of piety, but repudiating the power of it. Now turn away from these men,

² Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.

²³ Thus says LORD: Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, nor let the mighty man glory in his might. Let not the rich man glory in his riches,

¹⁶ But now ye boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.