18 Bible Verses about Pleasing Men

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

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

Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)

But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.

But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?

Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.

There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.

And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.

They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;

But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.