Romans 12:3

By God's grace, Paul warns each believer against pride, urging sober self-assessment according to the faith God has given.

Cross-references · 40

• Gal 6:3For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
• Phil 2:3–8Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
• Prov 26:12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
• Rom 12:16Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
• 1 Pet 5:5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
• Eccl 7:16Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
• 1 Pet 5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
• Jas 4:6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
• 1 Pet 4:7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
• 1 Pet 4:11If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
• Prov 16:18–19Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
• Mic 6:8He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
• 1 Cor 7:17But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
• Eph 4:7–13But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
• Titus 2:12Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
• Titus 2:2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
• Rom 12:6–8Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
• Matt 18:1–4At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
• 2 Cor 12:7And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
• 1 Cor 12:7–11But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
• Titus 2:4That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
• 1 Pet 1:13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
• Rom 11:20Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
• Rom 1:5By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
• 1 Cor 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
• John 3:34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
• Eph 3:7–8Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
• 1 Cor 4:7–8For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
• Eph 4:16From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
• Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
• Titus 2:6Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
• 1 Cor 3:10According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
• 1 Tim 2:9In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
• Prov 25:27It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
• 1 Tim 1:14And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
• 1 Tim 2:15Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
• Eph 3:4Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
• Rom 11:25For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
• Col 2:13And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
• Col 1:29Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

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