1 Corinthians 1:29

WEB

²⁹that no flesh should boast before God.

KJV

²⁹That no flesh should glory in his presence.

BSB

²⁹so that no one may boast in His presence.

FBV

²⁹^[+] so that nobody should boast in God's presence.

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Extra References

Romans 3:27

²⁷Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.

Jeremiah 9:23

²³The LORD says, “Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom. Don’t let the mighty man glory in his might. Don’t let the rich man glory in his riches.

1 Corinthians 1:31

³¹that, as it is written, “He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”

Romans 15:17

¹⁷I have therefore my boasting in Christ Jesus in things pertaining to God.

1 Corinthians 4:7

⁷For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

Romans 3:19

¹⁹Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.

1 Corinthians 5:6

⁶Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole lump?

Romans 4:2

²For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.

¹⁵Should an ax brag against him who chops with it? Should a saw exalt itself above him who saws with it? As if a rod should lift those who lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up someone who is not wood.