12 Bible Verses about Attention Seekers
Most Relevant Verses
How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?
Or looking for glory from men, from you or from others, when we might have made ourselves a care to you as Apostles of Christ.
Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. When then you give money to the poor, do not make a noise about it, as the false-hearted men do in the Synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, They have their reward. But when you give money, let not your left hand see what your right hand does:read more.
So that your giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.
But to those who, from a love of competition, are not guided by what is true, will come the heat of his wrath,
But I say to every one of you, through the grace given to me, not to have an over-high opinion of himself, but to have wise thoughts, as God has given to every one a measure of faith.
But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.
That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;
Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself; Not looking everyone to his private good, but keeping in mind the things of others. Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus,
Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
And that women may be dressed in simple clothing, with a quiet and serious air; not with twisted hair and gold or jewels or robes of great price;
Like a ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman who has no sense.
So that, as it is said in the holy Writings, Whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.