Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
Bible References
General references
James 3:14
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be arrogant, and [as a result] be in defiance of the truth.
Psalm 52:1 Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man?
The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.
The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.
Proverbs 25:14
Like clouds and wind without rain
Is a man who boasts falsely of gifts [he does not give].
Like clouds and wind without rain
Is a man who boasts falsely of gifts [he does not give].
Proverbs 27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring.
For you do not know what a day may bring.
Isaiah 47:7
“And you said, ‘I shall be a queen forevermore.’
You did not consider these things,
Nor did you [seriously] remember the [ultimate] outcome of such conduct.
“And you said, ‘I shall be a queen forevermore.’
You did not consider these things,
Nor did you [seriously] remember the [ultimate] outcome of such conduct.
1 Corinthians 4:7
For who regards you as superior or what sets you apart as special? What do you have that you did not receive [from another]? And if in fact you received it [from God or someone else], why do you boast as if you had not received it [but had gained it by yourself]?
1 Corinthians 5:6
Your boasting [over the supposed spirituality of your church] is not good [indeed, it is vulgar and inappropriate]. Do you not know that [just] a little leaven ferments the whole batch [of dough, just as a little sin corrupts a person or an entire church]?
Revelation 18:7
To the degree that she glorified herself and reveled and gloated in her sensuality [living deliciously and luxuriously], to that same degree impose on her torment and anguish, and mourning and grief; for in her heart she boasts, ‘I sit as a queen [on a throne] and I am not a widow, and will never, ever see mourning or experience grief.’