16 Bible Verses about Men Pleasers

For do I now seek the favor of men, or of God? Or am I endeavoring to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

Bondservants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as serving Christ; not with eyeservice as menpleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; doing service with good will, as to the Lord, and not to men;read more.
knowing that whatever good each one shall have done, that shall he receive from the Lord, whether he be bondman or free. And, ye masters, do the same things to them, forbearing threatening; knowing that both they and you have a Master in heaven, and that there is no respect of persons with him.

for they loved the glory that is of men more than the glory that is of God.

Now about that time, Herod the king laid his hands upon certain of the church, to oppress them. And he slew James, the brother of John, with the sword. And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to apprehend Peter also; (then were the days of unleavened bread;)

But after two years Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and Felix, wishing to gain favor with the Jews, left Paul bound.

But Festus, wishing to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there be tried on these charges before me?

not with eyeservice as menpleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as menpleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord.

Masters, deal out to your bondservants justice and equity, knowing that ye also have a master in heaven.

I receive not honor from men;

but as we have been regarded by God as worthy to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who trieth our hearts.

nor from men sought we glory, either from you, or from others; though we might have used authority as apostles of Christ.

And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts; for that which is highly exalted among men is an abomination before God.

Submit yourselves therefore to every human institution for the Lords sake; whether to the king, as supreme;

for we take forethought for what is honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.