1 Corinthians 1:31

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“Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.””

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BSBPD

“Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“that, according as it hath been written, `He who is glorying--in the Lord let him glory.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 1:31 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Chronicles 16:10Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
  2. 1 Chronicles 16:35Then cry out: ‘Save us, O God of our salvation; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.’
  3. Psalms 105:3Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
  4. Isaiah 41:16You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
  5. Isaiah 45:25In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult.
  6. Jeremiah 4:2and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”
  7. Jeremiah 9:23This 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.
  8. 2 Corinthians 10:17Rather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
  9. Galatians 6:13For the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.
  10. Philippians 3:3For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—

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