Bible Cross References
Put not forth thyself
Proverbs 25:27
It is not good to eat much honey; so, to search out one's own glory is not glory.
Proverbs 27:2
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
in the presence
Proverbs 16:19
It is better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoils with the proud.
Exodus 3:11
And Moses said to God, Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?
1 Samuel 9:20-22
20
And as for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not set your heart on them, for they have been found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on you and on all your father's house.
21
And Saul answered and said, Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then have you spoken this word to me?
22
And Samuel took Saul and his servant and brought them into the hall, and had them sit in the place at the head of those who were invited; which were about thirty men.
1 Samuel 15:17
And Samuel said, When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel? And did not Jehovah anoint you king over Israel?
1 Samuel 18:18-23
18
And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my life or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?
19
But it happened at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife.
20
Now Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David. And they told Saul, and the thing was agreeable in his eyes.
21
And Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David a second time, You shall be my son-in-law today.
22
And Saul commanded his servants, Speak with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king has delighted in you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become the king's son-in-law.
23
And Saul's servants spoke those words in David's ears. And David said, Is it a slight thing in your eyes to be a king's son-in-law, seeing as how I am a poor man and lightly esteemed?
2 Samuel 7:8-17
8
Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, Thus says Jehovah of Hosts: I have taken you from the pastures, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel.
9
And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies before you, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth.
10
Moreover I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, without being disturbed; nor shall the sons of unrighteousness afflict them anymore, as before,
11
since the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel, and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. And Jehovah has declared to you that He will make you a house.
12
When your days are fulfilled and you have rested with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
13
He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
14
I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the strokes of the sons of men.
15
But My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
16
And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.
17
According to all these words and according to all this vision, thus Nathan spoke to David.
Psalm 131:1
i1 [A Song of Ascents of David.] i0 par Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty. Neither have I walked in great matters, nor in things beyond my understanding.
Jeremiah 1:6-10
6
Then I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am a youth.
7
But Jehovah said to me, Do not say, I am a youth; for you shall go to all to whom I shall send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.
8
Do not be afraid of their faces, for I am with you to deliver you, says Jehovah.
9
And Jehovah put forth His hand, and touched my mouth. And Jehovah said to me, Behold, I have put My Words in your mouth.
10
Behold, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
Amos 7:12-15
12
And Amaziah said to Amos, Seer, go! Flee into the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there.
13
But do not again prophesy at Bethel any more, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the royal house.
14
Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, I was not a prophet, nor was I the son of a prophet, but I was a herdsman and one gathering sycamore fruit.
15
And Jehovah took me from following the flock, and Jehovah said to me, Go, prophesy to My people Israel.