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Bible Verses About Boasting

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  1. but the foolish things of the world did God choose, that the wise He may put to shame; and the weak things of the world did God choose that He may put to shame the strong;

  2. and the base things of the world, and the things despised did God choose, and the things that are not, that the things that are He may make useless--

  3. that no flesh may glory before Him;

  4. and of Him ye--ye are in Christ Jesus, who became to us from God wisdom, righteousness also, and sanctification, and redemption,

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

  6. And these things, brethren, I did transfer to myself and to Apollos because of you, that in us ye may learn not to think above that which hath been written, that ye may not be puffed up one for one against the other,

  7. 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?

  8. 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,

  9. and we in regard to the unmeasured things will not boast ourselves, but after the measure of the line that the God of measure did appoint to us--to reach even unto you;

  10. for not as not reaching to you do we stretch ourselves overmuch, for even unto you did we come in the good news of the Christ,

  11. not boasting of the things not measured, in other men's labours, and having hope--your faith increasing--in you to be enlarged, according to our line--into abundance,

  12. in the places beyond you to proclaim good news, not in another's line in regard to the things made ready, to boast;

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

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

  15. not of works, that no one may boast;

  16. for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.