Bible Verses About Bragging
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for bragging, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 5,473 votes, led by Matthew 6:1-34. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Bragging
Matthew 6:1-34892 votes
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Jeremiah 9:23456 votes
Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
Proverbs 27:2348 votes
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs 27:1347 votes
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Jude 1:16235 votes
These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.
Proverbs 25:14167 votes
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
James 4:17141 votes
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
James 4:16128 votes
But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
Galatians 6:14114 votes
But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
1 Corinthians 1:31109 votes
That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
2 Timothy 3:1-5101 votes
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
Luke 6:3598 votes
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Ephesians 2:8-987 votes
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Proverbs 11:272 votes
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
Proverbs 12:2268 votes
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.
Psalms 49:663 votes
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
Jeremiah 9:23-2460 votes
Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
2 Corinthians 9:760 votes
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
1 John 2:458 votes
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Matthew 6:1-457 votes
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Philippians 2:355 votes
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Romans 3:1046 votes
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Jeremiah 9:2445 votes
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
Matthew 7:13-1444 votes
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
2 Corinthians 11:3044 votes
If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.
What does the Bible say about bragging?
Readers most often cite Matthew 6:1-34 on the subject of bragging. Across 5,473 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Jeremiah 9:23, Proverbs 27:2, Proverbs 27:1. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.