2 Corinthians 10:18
16 so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. Then we will not be boasting in the work already done in another man’s territory.
17 Rather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
- KJV
- For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
- WEB
- For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
- ASV
- For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
- DARBY
- For not *he* that commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
- BLB
- For the one commending himself, that one is not approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
- ÅB
- for ikke den som gir seg selv skussmål, holder prøve, men den som Herren gir skussmål.
- OTB
- For det er ikke den som roser seg selv som er godkjent, men den som Herren roser.
- B1930
- for ikke den som gir sig selv skussmål, holder prøve, men den som Herren gir skussmål.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 21:2
All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
Read in contextLuke 16:15
So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
Read in contextRomans 2:29
No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.
Read in context2 Corinthians 10:12
We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.
Read in contextJohn 12:43
For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.
Read in contextLuke 18:10–14
“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
Read in contextProverbs 27:2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
Read in context