Bible verses about "boasting" | Murdock

¹² For we dare not value, or compare ourselves, with those who vaunt: but they, because they compare themselves with themselves, are not wise. ¹³ But we will not glory beyond our measure, but within the measure of the limits which God hath imparted to us, that we should reach as far as you. ¹⁴ For we do not stretch ourselves, as if not reaching to you; for we do reach as far as you in the annunciation of the Messiah. ¹⁵ And we do not glory beyond our measure, in the toil of others: but we have the hope, that when your faith shall mature, we shall be magnified by you, as being within our measure; ¹⁶ and that we shall so abound also, as to make announcements beyond you. It is not in the measure of others, and in things ready prepared, that we will glory. ¹⁷ But let him that will glory, glory in the Lord. ¹⁸ For not he who praiseth himself, is approved; but he whom the Lord praiseth.

⁹ not of works, lest any one glory.

⁸ For it is by his grace we are rescued, through faith; and this is not of yourselves, but it is the gift of God: ⁹ not of works, lest any one glory.

⁵ So likewise the tongue is a small member, and it exalteth itself. Also a little fire inflameth large forests.

¹³ But what shall we say of those, who say: To-day or to-morrow we will go to such or such a city, and will abide there a year; and we will traffic, and get gain? ¹⁴ And they know not what will be to-morrow: for what is our life, but an exhalation that is seen a little while, and then vanisheth and is gone? ¹⁵ Whereas they should say: If the Lord please, and we live, we will do this or that. ¹⁶ They glory in their vaunting. All such glorying is evil.

⁷ For who exploreth thee? Or what hast thou, which thou didst not receive? And if thou receivedst it, why gloriest thou, as if thou didst not receive it?

³⁰ If I must glory, I will glory in my infirmities.

⁸ For it is by his grace we are rescued, through faith; and this is not of yourselves, but it is the gift of God:

¹ But this know thou, that in the latter days hard times will come: ² and men will be lovers of themselves, and lovers of money, boasters, proud, censorious, unyielding towards their own people, denyers of grace, wicked, ³ calumniators, addicted to concupiscence, ferocious, haters of the good, ⁴ treacherous, rash, inflated, attached to pleasure more than to the love of God, ⁵ having a form of respect for God, but wide from the power of God. Them who are such, repel from thee.

¹⁶ They glory in their vaunting. All such glorying is evil.