2 Corinthians 10:12 - Easy To Read Version

¹² We don’t dare to put ourselves in the same group with those people who think that they are very important. We don’t compare ourselves to them. They use themselves to measure themselves, and they judge themselves by what they themselves are. This shows that they know nothing.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² Not that we [have the audacity to] venture to class or [even to] compare ourselves with some who exalt and furnish testimonials for themselves! However, when they measure themselves with themselves and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding and behave unwisely.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

Common English Bible

¹² We won’t dare to place ourselves in the same league or to compare ourselves with some of those who are promoting themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves, and compare themselves with themselves, they have no understanding.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² For we would not dare to interpose or compare ourselves with certain ones who commend themselves. But we measure ourselves by ourselves, and we compare ourselves with ourselves.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² For we dare not match, or compare ourselves with some, that commend themselves; but we measure ourselves by ourselves, and compare ourselves with ourselves.

2 Corinthians 10:12 Tagairtí Cros

Job 12:2

“I’m sure you think you are\par the only wise people.\par You think when you die,\par wisdom will be gone with you.\par

Proverbs 25:27

If you eat too much honey it is not good for you. In the same way, don’t try to get too much honor for yourself.

Proverbs 26:12

A person who thinks he is wise when he is not is worse than a fool.

Proverbs 27:2

Never praise yourself. Let other people do it.

Luke 18:11

The Pharisee stood alone, away from the tax collector. When the Pharisee prayed, he said, ‘O God, I thank you that I am not as bad as other people. I am not like men that steal, cheat, or do the sin of adultery. {\cf2\super [286]} I thank you that I am better than this tax collector.

Romans 15:18

I will not talk about anything I did myself. I will talk only about the things that Christ has done with me in leading the non-Jewish people to obey God. They have obeyed God because of the things I have said and done.

2 Corinthians 10:11

Those people should know this: We are not there with you now, so we say these things in letters. But when we are there with you, we will show the same power that we show in our letters.

2 Corinthians 10:18

It is not the person who says that he is good who is accepted. It is the person that the Lord thinks is good who is accepted.

2 Corinthians 3:1

Are we starting to boast about ourselves again? Do we need letters of introduction to you or from you, like some other people?

2 Corinthians 5:12

We are not trying to prove ourselves to you again. But we are telling you about ourselves. We are giving you reasons to be proud of us. Then you will have an answer for those people who are proud about things that can be seen. Those people don’t care about what is in a person’s heart.