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Want to know what the Bible says about Boasting? Here are 101 Bible verses about Boasting from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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John 5:30 NIV
By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.
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Proverbs 16:5 NIV
The Lord detests all the proud of heart.
    Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.
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Matthew 6:2 NIV
“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
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2 Kings 18:19 NIV
The field commander said to them, “Tell Hezekiah:
“‘This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: On what are you basing this confidence of yours?
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2 Thessalonians 1:4 NIV
Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.
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James 3:14 NIV
But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.
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1 Peter 4:16 NIV
However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.
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Romans 2:23 NIV
You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
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Proverbs 20:14 NIV
“It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer—
    then goes off and boasts about the purchase.
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