48 Bible Verses about Boasting

that, as it is written, "He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord."

Where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what law? of works? No: but by the law of faith.

that no flesh should glory in his presence.

If I must glory, I will glory in the things which respect my infirmities.

But now ye glory in your proud boastings: all such glorying is wicked.

For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me, yea verily woe is to me if I preach not the gospel.

But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world,

Wherefore let no man glory in men. For all things are your's;

not boasting ourselves unmeasurably in other men's labours; but having hope that when your faith is increased, we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule for more abundant usefulness,

Seeing many boast themselves after the flesh, I will boast also.

IT is not expedient doubtless for me to boast. I will yet come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

But we will not glory in things beyond our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath marked out for us?? measure that hath reached even unto you.

For who distinguisheth thee? and what hast thou which thou hast not received? But if thou also hast received it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

not by works, lest any man should boast;

thou who gloriest in the law, dishonourest thou God by the transgression of the law?

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may fix its residence in me.

I have therefore cause to glory in Christ Jesus with regard to the things of God.

What I speak, I speak not after the Lord, but as it were in folly in this confidence of boasting.

Therefore shew unto them, and in the presence of the churches, a proof of your love, and of our [just] boasting in you.

I repeat it again, Let no man suppose that I am a fool; but if otherwise, then as a fool receive me, that I too may boast myself a little.

For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath cause for glorying; though not before God.

holding up the word of life, that I may glory in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, nor laboured in vain.

But I have used nothing of these things, nor have I written indeed these things, that it should be so done respecting me; for it would become me to die rather than that any man should make my glorying void.

boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

Lo! thou art named a Jew, and restest on the law, and boastest in God,

For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and peculiarly towards you.

For every thing which is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pomp of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

For if I have boasted of you to him in any thing, I am not ashamed; but as we have spoken all things to you in truth, so our boasting of you to Titus hath been found truth.

But let every man bring his own work to the test, and then shall he have glorying in himself alone, and not [by comparison] with another.

Yea, and if I should boast somewhat more highly of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for your edification, and not for your destruction, I shall not be ashamed;

to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to arrogate glory in another man's line for things already prepared.

Instead of your saying, If the Lord pleases, and we are alive, then we will do this or that thing.

Your glorying is not good: know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole mass?

I protest, by the truth of Christ in me, that from this boasting no man shall seal up my lips in the regions of Achaia.

that your glorying may abound in Christ Jesus for me by my coming again unto you.

For even they who are themselves circumcised do not keep the law, but desire you to be circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

Love is long-suffering, is kind; love envieth not; love is no vain boaster, is not inflated [with pride],

Of such a one will I boast; but in myself will I not boast, save in my infirmities.

Come now, ye that talk, To-day or to-morrow we will go to such a town, and do business there during one year, and traffic, and make great profits: