11 Bible Verses about Presumption

But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul will be demanded of you. Then who will have all you have prepared?'

And he told them this story: "A certain rich man's lands yielded heavily. And he said to himself, 'What am I going to do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' Then he said, 'This is what I will do; I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and in them I will store all my grain and my goods.

But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul will be demanded of you. Then who will have all you have prepared?'

And he told them this story: "A certain rich man's lands yielded heavily. And he said to himself, 'What am I going to do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' Then he said, 'This is what I will do; I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and in them I will store all my grain and my goods.

But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul will be demanded of you. Then who will have all you have prepared?'

And he told them this story: "A certain rich man's lands yielded heavily. And he said to himself, 'What am I going to do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' Then he said, 'This is what I will do; I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and in them I will store all my grain and my goods.

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have great wealth stored up for years to come. Now take your ease; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." '

especially those who yield to their physical nature and indulge in passions that defile them, and despise authority. Rash, headstrong men! They stand in no awe of majesty, but deride beings

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we are going to such and such a town, to stay a year and go into business and make money,"

but anyone who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God.

The more she has given herself to pride and luxury the more you must give her torture and grief. Because she says to herself, 'I sit on a throne; I am not a widow, I shall never have any sorrow,' her plagues will overtake her in one day, death, grief, and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for the Lord God who has judged her is mighty.

Then some children were brought up to him so that he might lay his hands on them and pray, but his disciples reproved the people for it.

People brought babies to him to have him touch them, but the disciples, when they saw it, reproved them for it.

And people brought children to him to have him touch them, but the disciples reproved them for it. When Jesus saw it, he was indignant, and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not try to stop them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as they.

"Why was this perfume not sold for sixty dollars, and the money given to the poor?"

When his disciples saw it, they said indignantly, "What was the use of wasting it like that? It might have been sold for a large sum, and the money given to the poor."

But there were some who said indignantly to themselves, "What was the use of wasting the perfume like that? It might have been sold for more than sixty dollars, and the money have been given to the poor."

Because you say, "I am rich, I have become wealthy, I need nothing," and you do not know that it is you that are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked,

And the passers-by jeered at him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! you who would tear down the sanctuary and build one in three days! Come down from the cross and save yourself!" The high priests too made sport of him to one another with the scribes and said, "He saved others, but he cannot save himself! read more.
Let this Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see it and believe!" And the men who were crucified with him abused him.

"He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God; let God deliver him if he cares for him, for he said he was God's son."

The Pharisee stood up and uttered this prayer to himself: 'O God, I thank you that I am not like other men, greedy, dishonest, or adulterous, like that tax-collector.

Then he said, 'This is what I will do; I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and in them I will store all my grain and my goods.

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we are going to such and such a town, to stay a year and go into business and make money,"

Jesus said, "Who was it who touched me?" And as everyone denied having done so, Peter said, "Master, the people are all around you and they are crowding you."

It was then that Jesus Christ for the first time explained to his disciples that he had to go to Jerusalem and endure great suffering there at the hands of the elders, high priests, and scribes, and be killed, and be raised to life on the third day. And Peter took him aside and began to reprove him for it, saying, "God bless you, Master! that can never happen to you!" But he turned and said to Peter, "Get out of my sight, you Satan! You hinder me, for you do not side with God, but with men!"

He told them this plainly. And Peter took him aside, and began to reprove him for it.

the adversary of every being that is called a god or an object of worship, and so overbearing toward them as to enter God's sanctuary and take his seat there, proclaiming himself to be God??5 do you not remember that when I was with you, I used to tell you this?

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we are going to such and such a town, to stay a year and go into business and make money," when you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow! You are just a mist, which appears for a little while and then disappears.

Some Jews who went from place to place casting out demons tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus in the cases of people who had evil spirits in them, saying, "I command you in the name of Jesus whom Paul preaches!" A Jewish high priest named Sceva had seven sons who were doing this.

He noticed that the guests picked out the best places, and he gave them this illustration: "When someone invites you to a wedding supper, do not take the best place, for someone more distinguished than you are may have been invited, and your host will come and say to you 'Make room for this man,' and then you will proceed in confusion to take the poorest place. read more.
But when you are invited anywhere, go and take the poorest place, so that when your host comes in, he will say to you, 'My friend, come to a better place.' So you will be shown consideration before all the other guests. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the man who humbles himself will be exalted."

Peter turned and saw following them the disciple who was very dear to Jesus, who at the supper leaned back on Jesus' breast and said, "Master, who is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "But, Master, what about him?" Jesus said to him, "If I wish him to wait till I come, what does it matter to you? You must follow me."

especially those who yield to their physical nature and indulge in passions that defile them, and despise authority. Rash, headstrong men! They stand in no awe of majesty, but deride beings

They know God's decree that those who act in this way deserve to die, yet they not only do it, but applaud any who do.

Some Jews who went from place to place casting out demons tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus in the cases of people who had evil spirits in them, saying, "I command you in the name of Jesus whom Paul preaches!" A Jewish high priest named Sceva had seven sons who were doing this.

But as he talked of uprightness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became alarmed, and said, "You may go for the present. I will find time later to send for you."

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have great wealth stored up for years to come. Now take your ease; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." '

I have written briefly to the church, but Diotrephes who likes to be their leader will not accept what I say.

So his brothers said to him, "You ought to leave here and go to Judea, to let your disciples also see the things you are doing. For no one acts in secret when he desires to be publicly known. If you are going to do these things, let the world see you." For even his brothers did not believe in him.

For some time ago Theudas appeared, claiming to be a person of importance, and a group of men numbering some four hundred joined him. But he was killed and all his followers were dispersed and disappeared.

Peter said to him, "I will never let you wash my feet!" Jesus answered, "You will have no share with me unless I wash you."

When the disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, "Master, will you have us order fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"

I have written briefly to the church, but Diotrephes who likes to be their leader will not accept what I say.

For some time ago Theudas appeared, claiming to be a person of importance, and a group of men numbering some four hundred joined him. But he was killed and all his followers were dispersed and disappeared.

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have great wealth stored up for years to come. Now take your ease; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." '