Bible verses about "boasting" | Tyndale

¹² For we cannot fynde in oure hertes to make oure selves of ye nombre of them or to compare oure selves to them which laude the selves neuerthelesse whill they measure the selves wt them selves and copare the selves wt the selves they vnderstode nought. ¹³ But we wyll not reioyce above measure: but accordynge to the quantitie of ye measure which god hath distributed vnto vs a measure that reacheth even vnto you. ¹⁴ For we stretche uot out oure selves beyode measure as though we had not reached vnto you. For even vnto you have we come with the gospell of Christ ¹⁵ and we bost not oure selves out of measure in other mens labours. Ye and we hope when youre fayth is increased amoge you to be magnified acordynge to oure measure more largely ¹⁶ and to preache ye gospell in those regions which are beyode you: and not to reioyce of that which is by another mans measure prepared all redy. ¹⁷ Let him yt reioyseth reioyce in the lorde. ¹⁸ For he that prayseth him silfe is not alowed: but he whom the lorde prayseth.

⁹ and commeth not of workes lest eny man shuld bost him silfe.

⁸ For by grace are ye made safe thorowe fayth and that not of youre selves. For it is the gyfte of God ⁹ and commeth not of workes lest eny man shuld bost him silfe.

⁵ Even so the tonge is a lyttell member and bosteth great thinges. Beholde how gret a thinge a lyttell fyre kyndleth

¹³ Go to now ye that saye: to daye and to morow let vs go into soche a citie and continue there a yeare and bye and sell and wynne: ¹⁴ and yet can not tell what shall happen to morowe. For what thynge is youre lyfe? It is even a vapoure that apereth for a lytell tyme and the vanyssheth awaye: ¹⁵ For that ye ought to saye: yf the lorde will and yf we live let vs do this or that. ¹⁶ But nowe ye reioyce in youre bostinges. All soche reioysynge is evyll.

⁷ For who preferreth the? What hast thou that thou hast not receaved? Yf thou have receaved it why reioysest thou as though thou haddest not receaved it?

⁸ For by grace are ye made safe thorowe fayth and that not of youre selves. For it is the gyfte of God

³⁰ Yf I must nedes reioyce I will reioyce of myne infirmities.

¹ This understonde that in the last dayes shall come parelous tymes. ² For the me shalbe lovers of their awne selves coveteous bosters proude cursed speakers disobediet to father and mother vnthakfull vnholy ³ vnkinde trucebreakers stubborn falce accusars ryatours fearce despisers of the which are good ⁴ traytours heddy hye mynded gredy apon volupteousnes more then the lovers of god ⁵ havynge a similitude of godly lyvynge but have denyed the power ther of and soche abhorre.

¹⁶ But nowe ye reioyce in youre bostinges. All soche reioysynge is evyll.