8 Bible Verses about Commending Oneself
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For while he lived, he counted himself a happy man; and so long as thou doest well unto thyself, men will speak good of thee.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; yea, other folk's lips and not thine.
For he that praiseth himself, is not allowed: but he whom the Lord praiseth.
We praise not ourselves again unto you, but give you an occasion to rejoice of us, that ye may have somewhat against them, which rejoice in the face, and not in the heart.
For we cannot find in our hearts to make ourselves of the number of them, or to compare ourselves to them, which laud themselves. Nevertheless, while they measure themselves with themselves, and compare themselves with themselves, they understand nought.
We begin to praise ourselves again. Need we, as some others, of epistles of recommendation unto you? Or letters of recommendation from you?
but in all things let us behave ourselves as the ministers of God. In much patience, in afflictions, in necessity, in anguish,
but have cast from us the cloaks of unhonesty, and walk not in craftiness, neither corrupt we the word of God: but walk in open truth, and report ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.