Boasting

How Nave’s arranged it

• General scriptures concerningProverbs 20:14Proverbs 25:14Proverbs 27:1Isaiah 10:15Jeremiah 9:23Romans 1:30James 3:5James 4:16
• Of evilPsalms 52:1
• INSTANCES OF
• Goliath1 Samuel 17
• Ben-hadad1 Kings 20:10
• Sennacherib2 Kings 18:19Isaiah 10:8–15
• The disciples with 10:20Luke 10:17
• SPIRITUALPsalms 49:6–9Psalms 52:1Psalms 94:4Romans 3:1–31Romans 11:17–211 Corinthians 1:17–311 Corinthians 4:61 Corinthians 4:72 Corinthians 10:12–18Ephesians 2:8Ephesians 2:9

The passages, in Bible order (24)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. 1 Samuel 17:1

   Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.

   ›Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:11 voice

   “The narrative reverts to the Philistine wars 1Sa 14:52; the other introductory details concerning Saul’s rejection, and David’s introduction upon the stage of the history, having been disposed of in the intermediate chapters. Shochoh which belongeth to Judah - See the marginal reference which places Shochoh and Azekah in the “Shephelah” or maritime plain, and 2Ch 28:18, “Shochoh” now “Shuweikeh,” “nine miles from Eleutheropolis,” Jerome. Ephes-dammim - Called “Happas-dammim” (Pas-dammim, 1Ch 11:13), “the end of bloodshed,” now “Damun,” about 4 miles northeast of Shuweikeh.

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2. 1 Kings 20:10

   Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”

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3. 2 Kings 18:19

   The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?

   ›Commentary on 2 Kings 18:192 voices

   “As I have already said, Sennacherib is a type of the devil, and this hypothesis is perfectly confirmed by the words that in this passage the Rabshakeh boastfully speaks against God when he makes false promises to the people, trying to take away from [God] …

   “The Rab-shakeh, the third in rank of the three Assyrian ambassadors, probably took the prominent part in the conference because he could speak Hebrew 2Ki 18:26, whereas the Tartan and the Rabsaris could not do so. The great king - This title of the monarchs of Assyria is found in use as early as 1120 B.C. Like the title, “king of kings,” the distinctive epithet “great” served to mark emphatically the vast difference between the numerous vassal monarchs and the suzerain of whom they held their crowns.

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4. Psalms 49:6–9

   They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.

   ›Commentary on Psalms 49:6–91 voice

   “They that trust in their wealth,.... In their outward force, power, and strength; their horses, chariots, and armies; see Psa 33:16; or in their worldly goods and substance; which seems to be the sense of the word here, as appears from Psa 49:10. To "trust" in them is to set the eye and heart upon them; or to take up rest in them, to depend on them, to the neglect of divine Providence, with respect to future living in this world; and to expect eternal happiness hereafter, because favoured with many earthly enjoyments here: so to do is evil.

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5. Psalms 52:1

   Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.

   ›Commentary on Psalms 52:11 voice

   “The 33rd Psalm was spoken by David when he "changed his countenance before Abimelech, and he sent him away, and he left." The current Psalm would be the one following that Psalm in historical sequence. For the Scripture says in Kingdoms, "And one of the servants of Saul was there that day." And this indicates the time at which David came into the house of Abimelech and ate the "loaves of offering," receiving them from the high priest.

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6. Psalms 94:4

   They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.

   ›Commentary on Psalms 94:42 voices

   "They will utter and speak iniquity." He speaks of this properly concerning the heretics. "All who work iniquity shall speak." See the sign: he who speaks evil must necessarily do evil. "For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks." Wherever the conscience is wounded, there sin is easily committed in the mouth.

   “How long shall they utter and speak hard things?,.... Against Christ, his person and offices, his ministers, his people, his truths and ordinances; this is very applicable to antichrist, who has a mouth speaking blasphemies, and which he opens, and with it blasphemes God, his tabernacle, and them that dwell in it, Rev 13:

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7. Proverbs 20:14

   “Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.

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8. Proverbs 25:14

   Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.

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9. Proverbs 27:1

   Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

   ›Commentary on Proverbs 27:11 voice

   “He that says, "When I am dying I will be baptized, lest I should sin and defile my baptism," is ignorant of God and forgetful of his own nature. For "do not delay to turn to the Lord, for you do not know what the next day will bring forth." Baptize also your infants, and bring them up in the nurture and admonition of God. For he says, "Suffer the little children to come to me, and forbid them not." .

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10. Isaiah 10:8–15

    “Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.

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11. Isaiah 10:15

    Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!

    ›Commentary on Isaiah 10:151 voice

    “(Verse 15.) Will the axe boast against the one who hews with it, or the saw exalt itself against the one who draws it? As if a rod should raise itself against the one who lifts it, or a staff should exalt itself, which is only wood. In response to Sennacherib, or as many believe, Nebuchadnezzar, boasting and saying: 'By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding,' the holy Prophet replied: 'O most foolish of mortals, do you think God's wrath is your wisdom, and His command is your strength?'

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12. Jeremiah 9:23

    This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

    ›Commentary on Jeremiah 9:231 voice

    “(Verse 23, 24.) Thus says the Lord: Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, and let not the strong man boast in his strength, and let not the rich man boast in his riches. But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord." All of humanity's pride is removed, as their wisdom, strength, and wealth are considered as nothing.

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13. Luke 10:17

    The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”

    ›Commentary on Luke 10:171 voice

    “According to Christ's declaration, the harvest indeed was great, but the laborers were few. In addition to those first chosen, he appointed seventy others and sent them to every village and city of Judea before his face to be his forerunners and to preach the things that belonged to him.The authority that they carried to rebuke evil spirits and the power of crushing Satan was not given to them that they might be regarded with admiration. It was given to them so that Christ would be glorified by their means.

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14. Romans 1:30

    slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.

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15. Romans 3:1–31

    What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?

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    “After showing that Judaism, which involved receiving the law and circumcision, is not sufficient for salvation without the law's observance, through which the gentile without external Judaism and circumcision obtains the fruit of each, he now objects to his own doctrine: first, he presents the …

    “What advantage then hath the Jew?.... If he is not properly a Jew, who is born of Jewish parents, and brought up in the customs, rites, and religion of the Jewish nation, but anyone of whatsoever nation, that is born again of water, and of the Spirit; where is the superior excellency of the Jew to the Gentile?

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16. Romans 11:17–21

    Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root,

    ›Commentary on Romans 11:17–211 voice

    “This truth, therefore, [he declares], in order that we may not reject the engrafting of the Spirit while pampering the flesh. "But thou, being a wild olive-tree," he says, "hast been grafted into the good olive-tree, and been made a partaker of the fatness of the olive-tree.

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