Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

Bible References

Prove

Job 13:15
Behold, he will kill me; I have no hope. Nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.
1 Corinthians 11:28
But let a man examine himself, and let him so eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.
2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourselves whether ye are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or know ye not yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? Unless ye are test-failing something.

Rejoicing

Proverbs 14:14
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and a good man from his own fruits.
1 Corinthians 4:3
But it is a very small thing to me that I might be appraised by you or by a day of mankind. Yet neither do I appraise myself,
2 Corinthians 1:12
For our pride is this (the testimony from our conscience), that we behave in the world in the simplicity and purity of God, not by fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, and especially toward you.
1 John 3:19
And by this we know that we are of the truth, and will assure our hearts before him.

And not

Galatians 6:13
For not even those who have been circumcised themselves keep law, but they want you to be circumcised, so that they may boast in thy flesh.
Luke 18:11
Having stood by himself, the Pharisee prayed these things: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, predatory, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.
1 Corinthians 1:12
Now I say this. That each of you actually say, I am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:21
Therefore let not one man boast in men. For all things are yours,
1 Corinthians 4:6
Now these things, brothers, I applied to myself and Apollos for your sakes, so that in us ye might learn not to think above that which is written, so that ye may not be puffed up, one over the one against the other.
2 Corinthians 11:12
But what I do, I also will do, so that I may cut off the opportunity of those who desire an opportunity, that in what they boast, they might appear just as we also.