Jeremiah 9:24

God's Word

If they want to brag, they should brag that they understand and know me. They should brag that I, the Lord, act out of love, righteousness, and justice on the earth. This kind of bragging pleases me, declares the Lord.

Cross References

Psalm 20:7

Some ⌞rely⌟ on chariots and others on horses, but we will boast in the name of the Lord our God.

Psalm 34:2

My soul will boast about the Lord. Those who are oppressed will hear it and rejoice.

Psalm 34:3

Praise the Lord’s greatness with me. Let us highly honor his name together.

Psalm 44:8

All day long we praise our God. We give thanks to you forever. Selah

Psalm 44:9

But now you have rejected and disgraced us. You do not even go along with our armies.

Psalm 51:1

Have pity on me, O God, in keeping with your mercy. In keeping with your unlimited compassion, wipe out my rebellious acts.

Psalm 91:14

Because you love me, I will rescue you. I will protect you because you know my name.

Psalm 99:4

The king’s strength is that he loves justice. You have established fairness. You have done what is fair and right for Jacob.

Isaiah 20:5

Then the people will be shattered and ashamed because Sudan was their hope and Egypt was their beauty.

Isaiah 41:16

You will winnow  them. The wind will carry them away. The windstorm will scatter them. But you will find joy in the Lord and praise the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 45:25

All the descendants of Israel will be declared righteous, and they will praise the Lord.

Isaiah 61:8

I, the Lord, love justice. I hate robbery and wrongdoing. I will faithfully reward my people’s work. I will make an everlasting promise  to them.

Jeremiah 22:16

He defended the cause of the poor and needy. Everything went well for him. Isn’t this what it means to know me?” asks the Lord.

Jeremiah 4:2

if you take the oath, ‘As the Lord lives …’ in an honest, fair, and right way, then the nations will be blessed, and they will be honored by me.”

Micah 6:8

You mortals, the Lord has told you what is good. This is what the Lord requires from you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to live humbly with your God.

Micah 7:18

Who is a God like you? You forgive sin and overlook the rebellion of your faithful people. You will not be angry forever, because you would rather show mercy.

Matthew 11:27

“My Father has turned everything over to me. Only the Father knows the Son. And no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son is willing to reveal him.

Luke 10:22

“My Father has turned everything over to me. Only the Father knows who the Son is. And no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son is willing to reveal him.”

John 17:3

This is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.

Romans 5:11

In addition, our Lord Jesus Christ lets us continue to brag about God. After all, it is through Christ that we now have this restored relationship with God.

1 Corinthians 1:31

As Scripture says, “Whoever brags must brag about what the Lord has done.”

2 Corinthians 10:17

“Whoever brags should brag about what the Lord has done.”

2 Corinthians 4:6

We are his servants because the same God who said that light should shine out of darkness has given us light. For that reason we bring to light the knowledge about God’s glory which shines from Christ’s face.

Galatians 6:14

But it’s unthinkable that I could ever brag about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. By his cross my relationship to the world and its relationship to me have been crucified.

Philippians 3:3

We are the ⌞true⌟ circumcised people ⌞of God⌟ because we serve God’s Spirit and take pride in Christ Jesus. We don’t place any confidence in physical things,

1 John 5:20

We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we know the real God. We are in the one who is real, his Son Jesus Christ. This Jesus Christ is the real God and eternal life.

1 Samuel 15:22

Then Samuel said, “Is the Lord as delighted with burnt offerings and sacrifices as he would be with your obedience? To follow instructions is better than to sacrifice. To obey is better than sacrificing the fat of rams.