2 Corinthians 10:18
For not he who praiseth himself, is approved; but he whom the Lord praiseth.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
In Context
17But let him that will glory, glory in the Lord.
Cross References
Luke 16:15And Jesus said to them: Ye are such as justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your heart: for that which is exalted among men, is abominable before God.
John 5:42But I know you, that the love of God is not in you.
Acts 2:22Men, sons of Israel, hear ye these words: Jesus the Nazarean, a man made manifest among you by God, by those deeds of power and prodigies which God wrought among you by his hand, as ye yourselves know;
Romans 14:18For he who is in these things a servant of Messiah, is pleasing to God, and approved before 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 →