What the Bible says about
Boasting
24 references · Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · tap any verse for study tools
“Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.”— Proverbs 25:14 BSB
“Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!”— Isaiah 10:15 BSB
“This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.”— Jeremiah 9:23 BSB
“slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.”— Romans 1:30 BSB
“In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.”— James 3:5 BSB
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Proverbs 20:14Proverbs 25:14Proverbs 27:1Isaiah 10:15Jeremiah 9:23Romans 1:30James 3:5James 4:16Psalms 52:11 Samuel 171 Kings 20:102 Kings 18:19Isaiah 10:8-15Luke 10:17Psalms 49:6-9Psalms 94:4Romans 3:1-31Romans 11:17-211 Corinthians 1:17-311 Corinthians 4:61 Corinthians 4:72 Corinthians 10:12-18Ephesians 2:8Ephesians 2:9