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It shall be when he hears the words of this curse, that he will boast, saying, ‘I have peace though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart in order to destroy the watered land with the dry.’

Verse ConceptsSelf IndulgenceSelf DelusionFalse ConfidencePathways Of SinMoist ThingsObstinate IndividualsPersistence

How happy you are, Israel!
Who is like you,
a people saved by the Lord?
He is the shield that protects you,
the sword you boast in.
Your enemies will cringe before you,
and you will tread on their backs.

Verse ConceptsHelpfulnessHigh PlacesRefugeShieldsSpiritual Warfare, ArmourSwordsGod Being Our ShieldUnique IsraelGod HelpsGod's SwordExcellence

Then the Lord said to Gideon, “There are too many people with you for Me to hand over Midian to them, otherwise Israel will boast [about themselves] against Me, saying, ‘My own power has rescued me.’

Verse ConceptsMany CombatantsNot Mearmygideon

And Zebul said to him, "Where then {is your boast}, [you] who said, 'Who [is] Abimelech that we should serve him?' [Is] this not the army that you rejected? Please, go out now and fight against them."

Verse ConceptsBraggingBoasting ExcludedOther Unimportant People

Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thy heart has lifted thee up: boast thyself, and abide at home; for why shouldest thou contend with misfortune, that thou shouldest fall, thou, and Judah with thee?

Verse ConceptsArrogance, Characterizes The WickedBusybodiesProud People

Boast yourselves in his holy name, Joyful be the heart of them who are seeking Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsJoy, And Human ExperienceSeeking GodRejoicing

Say this prayer: "Deliver us, O God who delivers us! Gather us! Rescue us from the nations! Then we will give thanks to your holy name, and boast about your praiseworthy deeds."

Verse ConceptsGod, Holiness OfSalvation, Sought ByGathering Israel

Thou thinkest, Lo, thou hast smitten Edom; and thy heart has lifted thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou contend with misfortune, that thou shouldest fall, thou and Judah with thee?

Verse ConceptsSuccessArrogance, Characterizes The WickedTwelve Beings

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice;
let them shout for joy forever.
May You shelter them,
and may those who love Your name boast about You.

Verse ConceptsJoy, Of IsraelSingingSpiritual VitalityLove Towards God, Results InRejoicingShouting For JoyGod Being Our Defenceshelter

I will rejoice and boast about You;
I will sing about Your name, Most High.

Verse ConceptsPraiseDelighting, Right Kinds OfSinging

They say, "We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?"

Verse ConceptsThe Lips Of The WickedThe TongueOvercomingThe Power Of Words

Let them be put to confusion and shame together, that rejoice at my trouble: let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonour, that boast themselves against me.

Verse ConceptsConfusionHumiliationClothed With Bad ThingsRejoicing In EvilHurt


For I pray, “May they not rejoice over me,
Who, when my foot slips, would boast against me.”

Verse ConceptsPeople StumblingRejoicing In Evil

In God -- I boast in his promise -- in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?

Verse ConceptsPraiseOptimismReverence, And God's NatureTheologyFreed From FearDanger From MenBeing Scared

In God -- I boast in his promise -- in the Lord -- I boast in his promise --

But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up.

Verse ConceptsMutenessSilenceSwearing ByThe End Of Liars

The godly will rejoice in the Lord and take shelter in him. All the morally upright will boast.

Verse ConceptsTrust, Importance OfRejoicingUprightness


“I said to the arrogant, ‘Do not boast;’
And to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up the horn [of self-glorification].

Verse ConceptsHorns WeakenedBoastingarrogance

Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.

Verse ConceptsFate Of IdolatersShame Of IdolatryWorship God!

Boast about his holy name! Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

Verse ConceptsSeeking GodRejoicing

To look on the good of Thy chosen ones, To rejoice in the joy of Thy nation, To boast myself with Thine inheritance.

Verse ConceptsParticipation, In ChristRejoicing In SuccessThe Righteous Prosper

Deliver us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the Heathen; that we may give thanks unto thy holy name, and make our boast of thy praise.

Verse ConceptsGathering IsraelSave Us!

And, thereupon, I considered the lawless when buried, when they had entered, their graves , that, from the place of the Holy One, they used to go and boast in the city that they had so done, - even this, was vanity.

Verse ConceptsOblivionVanityUseless EndeavourBurying places

The look on their faces testifies to their guilt; like the people of Sodom they openly boast of their sin. Too bad for them! For they bring disaster on themselves.

Verse ConceptsSodom And GomorrahFruits Of SinDisfigurement Of SinCountenanceExpressions On FacesSin Made KnownHarming OneselfWoe To Israel And JerusalemAppearances of

Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? as if a rod should wield them that lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up him that is not wood.

Verse ConceptsAxesSelf ConfidenceToolsWoodInfidelity To GodSawsClubsDo Not Be ProudScoffers

Thus shall they be confounded and turn pale, - For Ethiopia, their expectation, and For Egypt their boast;

Verse ConceptsAfricaexpectations

Those who try to hide their plans from the Lord are as good as dead, who do their work in secret and boast, "Who sees us? Who knows what we're doing?"

Verse ConceptsConcealment, Of SinVeilsSecret SinsDarkness Of EvilNot Seeing PeopleUnseenHiding SinsWoe To The WickedDarknesshiding

You will winnow them and the wind will blow them away; the wind will scatter them. You will rejoice in the Lord; you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.

Verse ConceptsWinnowingDirection

Thus sayeth the LORD the holy one of Israel, your redeemer, "For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and brought down the strongest of them. All they are fugitive with the Chaldeans that boast them of their ships:

Verse ConceptsReturn From BabylonRedemption, In OtSeafaringShipsFor The Sake Of God's People

All the descendants of Israel will be vindicated by the Lord and will boast in him.

Verse ConceptsPraising GodA Righteous PeopleSolar Eclipse

You will be called, 'the Lord's priests, servants of our God.' You will enjoy the wealth of nations and boast about the riches you receive from them.

Verse ConceptsAffluenceMinistry, Nature OfMission, Of IsraelA Kingdom Of PriestsRoyal PriesthoodGetting RichRichesGentiles

Moreover, when ye be increased and multiplied in the land, then, sayeth the LORD, there shall no more boast be made of the ark of the LORD's Covenant: No man shall think upon it, neither shall any man make mention of it: for from thenceforth it shall neither be visited, nor honored with gifts.

Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, FunctionForgetting ThingsPeople MultiplyingArk Of The CovenantMissing Someone

And thou hast sworn -- Jehovah liveth, In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness, And blessed themselves in Him have nations, And in Him they boast themselves.

Verse ConceptsSwearing

Thus says the Lord, “Let not the one who is wise and skillful boast in his insight; let not the one who is mighty and powerful boast in his strength; let not the one who is rich boast in his [temporal satisfactions and earthly] abundance;

Verse ConceptsWisdom, Source Of HumanBraggingFalse WisdomBoasting In GodDrawbacks To Man's PowerSatisfied With RichesRichesBoastingSaving Moneystrenghwise

O thou beloved, why doest thou so shameful great blasphemies in my house? Even as though that holy flesh might absolve thee, specially when thou hast made thy boast of thy wickedness.

Verse ConceptsAmbivalence

Thou plantest them, they take root, they grow, and bring forth fruit. They boast much of thee, yet doest thou not punish them.

Verse ConceptsLipsNominal ReligionRootsMetaphorical PlantingLack Of Meaning

How long must the land be parched and the grass in every field be withered? How long must the animals and the birds die because of the wickedness of the people who live in this land? For these people boast, "God will not see what happens to us."

Verse ConceptsdrynessGrassPunishment, Nature OfShepherds, As OccupationsBeastsGod Not SeeingBefore God ActsHerbs

Listen, you who sit enthroned above the valley on a rocky plateau. I am opposed to you,' says the Lord. 'You boast, "No one can swoop down on us. No one can penetrate into our places of refuge."

Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceSecurity, FalseGod Opposing

Go up, ye horses; and boast yourselves, ye chariots, And go forth, ye mighty, Cush and Phut handling the shield, And Lud handling -- treading the bow.

Verse ConceptsHorsesAttacking With Chariots

Moab can boast no more of Heshbon, for they have devised against it. 'Come,' shall they say, 'let us root them out, that they may be no more among the number of the Gentiles; yea, that they may no more be thought upon.' Thus the sword shall persecute thee:

Verse ConceptsendSilenceLosing Honour

I know his outburst.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
It is empty.
His boast is empty.


“Why do you boast of your valleys?
Your valley is flowing away,
[O Ammon] rebellious and faithless daughter
Who trusts in her treasures, saying,
‘Who will come against me?’

Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceOptimismRich, TheRiches, Believers AttitudesRiches, Dangers OfStrength, HumanTrust, Lack OfUnfaithfulness, To GodUnreliabilitySecurity, FalseWealthTrusting Riches

A sword is on her waters, and they have been dried up, For it is a land of graven images, And in idols they do boast themselves.

Verse Conceptsdrought, physicalWaters Drying Up

A golden cup is Babylon in the hand of Jehovah, Making drunk all the earth, Of its wine drunk have nations, Therefore boast themselves do nations.

Verse ConceptsCup, God's WrathInsanityAlcoholGoldMadnessWineThings Like Gold

For, Yahweh, is spoiling Babylon, And will destroy out of her the loud voice, - Though their waves have roared like many waters, Been uttered the loud boast of their voice.

Verse ConceptsSilenceDestruction Of BabylonBabylon DestroyedSoundRoar Of Nations

The LORD did what he planned. He carried out his threat. Just as he commanded long ago, he has torn down without pity; He let the enemy boast about you and has exalted the power of your enemies.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, God's attitude toGuidance, God's Promises OfPlansDeterminismPower Through GodHorns VictoriousGod Speaking Of OldNot SparingRejoicing In Evil

Building thy stews at the head of every street, and thy brothel houses in all places? Thou hast not been as another whore, that maketh boast of her winning;

Verse ConceptsCity SquaresUsing RoadsNot Like Peoplewhores

Thus with your mouths ye have made your boast against me; yea, and multiplied your proud words against me, which I have heard altogether.

Verse ConceptsFaultsToo Many WordsProud People

And by his planning he will make a success of deceit by his hand, and in his {mind} he will {boast}, and in [their] ease he will destroy many, and [even] against [the] prince of princes he will rise up, and he will be broken, [but] not by human hands.

Verse ConceptsBabylonAntichristPower, God's SavingSatan, As DeceiverInfidelity To GodDestruction Of The WickedThose At EaseThose Who DeceivedProud PeopleMan's Relation To God

Do not gloat over your brother’s day,
The day of his misfortune.
And do not rejoice over the sons of Judah
In the day of their destruction;
Yes, do not boast
In the day of their distress.

Verse ConceptsRejoicing In Evil

"I've heard Moab's insults and the curses from those Ammonites by which they defame my people and boast about their territory.

Verse ConceptsSpreading

In that day you will not be ashamed of all your rebelliousness against me, for then I will remove from your midst those who proudly boast, and you will never again be arrogant on my holy hill.

Verse ConceptsMillenniumPride, Results OfSelf Righteousness, Nature OfStubbornness, Consequences OfPride, OriginHaughtinessThe Proud Will Be Abased

Shout for joy, Daughter Zion! Shout out, Israel! Be happy and boast with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!

Verse ConceptsdaughtersJoy, Of IsraelShoutingRejoicingShouting For JoyRejoicing In God's Workszion