Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
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Bible References
Boasteth
Luke 14:11
humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Luke 18:10
Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
2 Corinthians 11:13
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.
2 Peter 2:15
Who have forsaken the right way and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam, the son of Boser, who loved the reward of unrighteousness.
Jude 1:12
These are spots in your feasts of love, while they banquet with you feeding themselves without fear: clouds without water, driven about of winds; trees without leaves, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
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Romans 1:22
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
James 4:16
But now ye glory in your boastings: all such glorying is evil.