Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts about a gift not given.
Galatians 6:3 - Tree of Life Version For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he is fooling himself. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For if any person thinks himself to be somebody [too important to condescend to shoulder another's load] when he is nobody [of superiority except in his own estimation], he deceives and deludes and cheats himself. American Standard Version (1901) For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. Common English Bible If anyone thinks they are important when they aren’t, they’re fooling themselves. Catholic Public Domain Version For if anyone considers himself to be something, though he may be nothing, he deceives himself. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For if any man think himself to be some thing, whereas he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. |
Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts about a gift not given.
Do you see one wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than him.
The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘O God, I thank You that I am not like other people—thieving, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.
For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody; and a number of men, maybe four hundred, joined up with him. He was killed, and all who followed him were scattered and came to nothing.
Live in harmony with one another; do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own eyes.
For through the grace given me, I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think—but to use sound judgment, as God has assigned to each person a measure of faith.
If I have the gift of prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains but have not love, I am nothing.
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks he is wise in this age, let him become a fool so he may become wise.
If anyone thinks he knows anything, he doesn’t yet know as he ought to know.
I have become a fool—you drove me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I am in no way inferior to the super-special emissaries—though I am nothing.
not that we are competent in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our competence is from God.
But from those who seemed to be influential (whatever they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)—well, those influential ones added nothing to my message.
Realizing the favor that had been given to me, Jacob and Peter and John—who are the recognized pillars—shook hands in partnership with Barnabas and me, so that we would go to the Gentiles and they to the Jews.
But evil men and imposters will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
If anyone thinks he is religious and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is futile.
If we say we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.