1 Corinthians 1:29

New Century Version

God did this so that no one can brag in his presence.

Cross References

Psalm 49:6

They trust in their money and brag about their riches.

Isaiah 10:15

An ax is not better than the person who swings it. A saw is not better than the one who uses it. A stick cannot control the person who picks it up. A club cannot pick up the person!

Jeremiah 9:23

This is what the Lord says: “The wise must not brag about their wisdom. The strong must not brag about their strength. The rich must not brag about their money.

Romans 15:17

So I am proud of what I have done for God in Christ Jesus.

Romans 3:19

We know that the law’s commands are for those who have the law. This stops all excuses and brings the whole world under God’s judgment,

Romans 3:27

So do we have a reason to brag about ourselves? No! And why not? It is the way of faith that stops all bragging, not the way of trying to obey the law.

Romans 4:2

If Abraham was made right by the things he did, he had a reason to brag. But this is not God’s view,

1 Corinthians 1:31

So, as the Scripture says, “If people want to brag, they should brag only about the Lord.”

1 Corinthians 4:7

Who says you are better than others? What do you have that was not given to you? And if it was given to you, why do you brag as if you did not receive it as a gift?

1 Corinthians 5:6

Your bragging is not good. You know the saying, “Just a little yeast makes the whole batch of dough rise.”

Ephesians 2:9

It was not the result of your own efforts, so you cannot brag about it.