8 Bible Verses about Not Pleasing People

Greatly displeased, Jonah flew into a rage.

Now we who are strong ought to be patient with the weaknesses of those who are not strong and must stop pleasing ourselves.

For even the Messiah did not please himself. Instead, as it is written, "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me."

Rather, because we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, we speak as we do, not trying to please people but God, who tests our motives.

If she's displeasing to her master who selected her for himself, he must let her be redeemed. He does not have the right to sell her to foreign people, because he has dealt unfairly with her.

Moses heard the people weeping throughout their entire families. Everyone gathered at the entrance to their tents so that the LORD was very angry. Moses thought the situation was bad,

Samuel was displeased when they said, "Give us a king to govern us." So Samuel prayed to the LORD.

Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities that Solomon had given him, but he wasn't happy with them,