Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

Bible References

We dare not

2 Corinthians 3:1
Am I falling into self-recommendation again? Do I, like some people, need letters of recommendation to you or from you?
2 Corinthians 5:12
I am not trying to recommend myself to you again. I am giving you cause to be proud of me, to use in answering men who pride themselves on external advantages and not on sincerity of heart.
Luke 18:11
The Pharisee stood up and uttered this prayer to himself: 'O God, I thank you that I am not like other men, greedy, dishonest, or adulterous, like that tax-collector.
Romans 15:18
For I will venture to speak only of what Christ has accomplished through me in winning the heathen to obedience, by word and action,