1 Samuel 15:30
Saul again replied, "I have sinned. But please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel. Go back with me so I may worship the Lord your God."
John 5:44
How can you believe, if you accept praise from one another and don't seek the praise that comes from the only God?
John 12:43
For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.
Isaiah 29:13
The sovereign master says, "These people say they are loyal to me; they say wonderful things about me, but they are not really loyal to me. Their worship consists of nothing but man-made ritual.
Habakkuk 2:4
Look, the one whose desires are not upright will faint from exhaustion, but the person of integrity will live because of his faithfulness.
Luke 18:9-14
Jesus also told this parable to some who were confident that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else.
2 Timothy 3:5
They will maintain the outward appearance of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.