2 Corinthians 10:18
For he who commends himself, that man is not approved, but whom the Lord commends.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
In Context
17But he who boasts should boast in Lord.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Proverbs 27:2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Luke 16:15And he said to them, Ye are those who declare yourselves righteous in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. Because what is lofty among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
John 5:42But I know you, that ye have not the love of God within yourselves.
Acts 2:22Men, Israelites, hear ye these words. Jesus the Nazarene, a man shown by God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know,
Romans 14:18For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God, and approved by men.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 10:13-18
The Apostle Asserts His Claims. ( a. d. 57.) 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. 13 But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you. 14 For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come… Read the whole commentary →