Galatians 6:3

Bible in Basic English 1965

For if a man has an idea that he is something when he is nothing, he is tricked by himself.

Cross References

Proverbs 25:14

As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.

Proverbs 26:12

Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

Luke 18:11

The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.

Acts 5:36

For before this there was Theudas, who said he was someone important, to whom about four hundred men gave their support: he was put to death, and his band was broken up and came to nothing.

Romans 12:16

Be in harmony with one another. Do not have a high opinion of yourselves, but be in agreement with common people. Do not give yourselves an air of wisdom.

Romans 12:3

But I say to every one of you, through the grace given to me, not to have an over-high opinion of himself, but to have wise thoughts, as God has given to every one a measure of faith.

1 Corinthians 13:2

And if I have a prophet's power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.

1 Corinthians 8:2

If anyone seems to himself to have knowledge, so far he has not the right sort of knowledge about anything;

2 Corinthians 12:11

I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.

2 Corinthians 3:5

Not as if we were able by ourselves to do anything for which we might take the credit; but our power comes from God;

Galatians 2:6

But from those who seemed to be important whatever they were has no weight with me: God does not take man's person into account: those who seemed to be important gave nothing new to me;

Galatians 2:9

When they saw the grace which was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who had the name of being pillars, gave to me and Barnabas their right hands as friends so that we might go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision;

2 Timothy 3:13

Evil and false men will become worse and worse, using deceit and themselves overcome by deceit.

James 1:22

But be doers of the word, and not only hearers of it, blinding yourselves with false ideas.

James 1:26

If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by what is false, this man's religion is of no value.

1 John 1:8

If we say that we have no sin, we are false to ourselves and there is nothing true in us.