8 Bible Verses about Commending Oneself
Most Relevant Verses
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise you, when you do well for yourself.
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
For not he that commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to boast on our behalf, that you may have something to answer them who boast in appearance, and not in heart.
For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?
But in all things presenting ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.