16 Bible Verses about Men Pleasers

For do I now satisfy men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

Then Peter and the other apostles answering said, We ought to obey God rather than man.

Servants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of heart, as unto the Lord: Not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, With good will doing service as unto the Lord, and not to men:read more.
Knowing that whatsoever good each man doth, the same shall he receive from the Lord, whether he be a servant or free. And ye masters, do the same things to them, forbearing threatning, knowing that your master is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.

For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

About that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to afflict a certain of the church. And he slew James, the brother of John, with the sword. And perceiving it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to take Peter also.

But after two years, Felix was succeeded by Portius Festus: and Felix desiring to gratify the Jews, left Paul bound.

But Festus, willing to gratify the Jews, answered Paul and said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged before me concerning these things?

Not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.

Masters, give your servants that which is just and equitable, knowing that ye also have a master in heaven.

I receive not honour from men, But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

But as we have been approved of God to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who trieth our hearts.

Nor sought we glory of men, neither from you, nor from others, when we might have been burdensome, as the Apostles of Christ.

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

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether it be to the king as supreme, Or to governors,

For we provide things honest, not only before the Lord, but also before men.