Bible Cross References
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2 Corinthians 10:12
Of course we would not dare classify ourselves or compare ourselves with those who rate themselves so highly. How stupid they are! They make up their own standards to measure themselves by, and they judge themselves by their own standards!
2 Corinthians 3:1
Does this sound as if we were again boasting about ourselves? Could it be that, like some other people, we need letters of recommendation to you or from you?
2 Corinthians 5:12
We are not trying again to recommend ourselves to you; rather, we are trying to give you a good reason to be proud of us, so that you will be able to answer those who boast about people's appearance and not about their character.
Proverbs 21:2
You may think that everything you do is right, but remember that the LORD judges your motives.
Proverbs 27:2
Let other people praise you---even strangers; never do it yourself.
Luke 16:15
Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who make yourselves look right in other people's sight, but God knows your hearts. For the things that are considered of great value by people are worth nothing in God's sight.
Luke 18:10-14
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"Once there were two men who went up to the Temple to pray: one was a Pharisee, the other a tax collector.
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The Pharisee stood apart by himself and prayed, 'I thank you, God, that I am not greedy, dishonest, or an adulterer, like everybody else. I thank you that I am not like that tax collector over there.
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I fast two days a week, and I give you one tenth of all my income.'
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But the tax collector stood at a distance and would not even raise his face to heaven, but beat on his breast and said, 'God, have pity on me, a sinner!'
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I tell you," said Jesus, "the tax collector, and not the Pharisee, was in the right with God when he went home. For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great."
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2 Corinthians 6:4
Instead, in everything we do we show that we are God's servants by patiently enduring troubles, hardships, and difficulties.
2 Corinthians 13:7
We pray to God that you will do no wrong---not in order to show that we are a success, but so that you may do what is right, even though we may seem to be failures.
Acts 2:22
"Listen to these words, fellow Israelites! Jesus of Nazareth was a man whose divine authority was clearly proven to you by all the miracles and wonders which God performed through him. You yourselves know this, for it happened here among you.
Romans 14:18
And when you serve Christ in this way, you please God and are approved by others.
Romans 16:10
Greetings to Apelles, whose loyalty to Christ has been proved. Greetings to those who belong to the family of Aristobulus.
1 Corinthians 11:19
(No doubt there must be divisions among you so that the ones who are in the right may be clearly seen.)
2 Timothy 2:15
Do your best to win full approval in God's sight, as a worker who is not ashamed of his work, one who correctly teaches the message of God's truth.
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Matthew 25:20-23
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The servant who had received five thousand coins came in and handed over the other five thousand. 'You gave me five thousand coins, sir,' he said. 'Look! Here are another five thousand that I have earned.'
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'Well done, you good and faithful servant!' said his master. 'You have been faithful in managing small amounts, so I will put you in charge of large amounts. Come on in and share my happiness!'
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Then the servant who had been given two thousand coins came in and said, 'You gave me two thousand coins, sir. Look! Here are another two thousand that I have earned.'
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'Well done, you good and faithful servant!' said his master. 'You have been faithful in managing small amounts, so I will put you in charge of large amounts. Come on in and share my happiness!'
John 5:42-44
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But I know what kind of people you are, and I know that you have no love for God in your hearts.
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I have come with my Father's authority, but you have not received me; when, however, someone comes with his own authority, you will receive him.
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You like to receive praise from one another, but you do not try to win praise from the one who alone is God; how, then, can you believe me?
John 12:43
They loved human approval rather than the approval of God.
Romans 2:29
Rather, the real Jew is the person who is a Jew on the inside, that is, whose heart has been circumcised, and this is the work of God's Spirit, not of the written Law. Such a person receives praise from God, not from human beings.
1 Corinthians 4:5
So you should not pass judgment on anyone before the right time comes. Final judgment must wait until the Lord comes; he will bring to light the dark secrets and expose the hidden purposes of people's minds. And then all will receive from God the praise they deserve.
1 Peter 1:7
Their purpose is to prove that your faith is genuine. Even gold, which can be destroyed, is tested by fire; and so your faith, which is much more precious than gold, must also be tested, so that it may endure. Then you will receive praise and glory and honor on the Day when Jesus Christ is revealed.