48 Bible Verses about Commendation
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The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive,
but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.
But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a noble thing for Me.
Jesus heard this and was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, I have not found so great a faith even in Israel!”
Then Jesus replied to her, “Woman, your faith is great. Let it be done for you as you want.” And from that moment her daughter was cured.
And Jesus responded, “Simon son of Jonah, you are blessed because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father in heaven. And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the forces of Hades will not overpower it.
“I tell you the truth,” He said. “This poor widow has put in more than all of them.
By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was approved as a righteous man, because God approved his gifts, and even though he is dead, he still speaks through his faith.
By faith Enoch was taken away so he did not experience death, and he was not to be found because God took him away. For prior to his removal he was approved, since he had pleased God.
How happy is the man
who has put his trust in the Lord
and has not turned to the proud
or to those who run after lies!
Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen. For our ancestors won God’s approval by it.
א AlefHow happy are those whose way is blameless,
who live according to the Lord’s instruction!
The one who understands a matter finds success,
and the one who trusts in the Lord will be happy.
Happy is the man who does this,
anyone who maintains this,
who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it,
and keeps his hand from doing any evil.
Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Whoever serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and approved by men.
We have sent with him the brother who is praised throughout the churches for his gospel ministry.
All these were approved through their faith, but they did not receive what was promised,
Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy,
and is rising up to show you compassion,
for the Lord is a just God.
All who wait patiently for Him are happy.
A man who endures trials is blessed, because when he passes the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
See, we count as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
For it brings favor if, mindful of God’s will, someone endures grief from suffering unjustly. For what credit is there if you sin and are punished, and you endure it? But when you do what is good and suffer, if you endure it, this brings favor with God.
No man in all Israel was as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.
For it is not the one commending himself who is approved, but the one the Lord commends.
Pharaoh’s officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh, so the woman was taken to Pharaoh’s household.
Judah, your brothers will praise you.
Your hand will be on the necks of your enemies;
your father’s sons will bow down to you.
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—
a stranger, and not your own lips.
Those who reject the law praise the wicked,
but those who keep the law battle against them.
He said to me, “Daniel, you are a man treasured by God. Understand the words that I’m saying to you. Stand on your feet, for I have now been sent to you.” After he said this to me, I stood trembling.
“The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted astutely. For the sons of this age are more astute than the sons of light in dealing with their own people.
When he wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers wrote to the disciples urging them to welcome him. After he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace.
For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, and true circumcision is not something visible in the flesh.
For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have its approval.
Now I praise you because you always remember me and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you.
Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some, letters of recommendation to you or from you?
I have become a fool; you forced it on me. I should have been endorsed by you, since I am not in any way inferior to the “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
or to governors as those sent out by him to punish those who do what is evil and to praise those who do what is good.
We are not commending ourselves to you again, but giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may have a reply for those who take pride in the outward appearance rather than in the heart.
But as God’s ministers, we commend ourselves in everything:
by great endurance, by afflictions,
by hardship, by difficulties,
by beatings, by imprisonments,
by riots, by labors,
by sleepless nights, by times of hunger,
by purity, by knowledge,
by patience, by kindness,
by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,
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by the message of truth,
by the power of God;
through weapons of righteousness
on the right hand and the left,
through glory and dishonor,
through slander and good report;
as deceivers yet true;
as unknown yet recognized;
as dying and look—we live;
as being disciplined yet not killed;
as grieving yet always rejoicing;
as poor yet enriching many;
as having nothing yet possessing everything.
