1 Timothy 3:6

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the devil;

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  • 1 Tim 6:4 : 4 he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings,
  • 2 Tim 3:4 : 4 traitors, heady, lofty, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,
  • Heb 5:12-13 : 12 for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what `are' the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food, 13 for every one who is partaking of milk `is' unskilled in the word of righteousness -- for he is an infant,
  • 1 Pet 2:2 : 2 as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,
  • 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;
  • Jude 1:6 : 6 messengers also, those who did not keep their own principality, but did leave their proper dwelling, to a judgment of a great day, in bonds everlasting, under darkness He hath kept,
  • Deut 8:14 : 14 `And thy heart hath been high, and thou hast forgotten Jehovah thy God (who is bringing thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;
  • Deut 17:20 : 20 so that his heart is not high above his brethren, and so as not to turn aside from the command, right or left, so that he prolongeth days over his kingdom, he and his sons, in the midst of Israel.
  • 2 Kgs 14:10 : 10 Thou hast certainly smitten Edom, and thy heart hath lifted thee up; be honoured, and abide in thy house; and why dost thou stir thyself up in evil, that thou hast fallen, thou, and Judah with thee?'
  • 2 Chr 26:16 : 16 And at his being strong his heart hath been high unto destruction, and he trespasseth against Jehovah his God, and goeth in unto the temple of Jehovah to make perfume upon the altar of perfume.
  • 2 Chr 32:25 : 25 and Hezekiah hath not returned according to the deed `done' unto him, for his heart hath been lofty, and there is wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem;
  • Prov 16:18-19 : 18 Before destruction `is' pride, And before stumbling -- a haughty spirit.' 19 Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.
  • Prov 18:12 : 12 Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour `is' humility.
  • Prov 29:23 : 23 The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.
  • Isa 2:12 : 12 For a day `is' to Jehovah of Hosts, For every proud and high one, And for every lifted up and low one,
  • Isa 14:12-14 : 12 How hast thou fallen from the heavens, O shining one, son of the dawn! Thou hast been cut down to earth, O weakener of nations. 13 And thou saidst in thy heart: the heavens I go up, Above stars of God I raise my throne, And I sit in the mount of meeting in the sides of the north. 14 I go up above the heights of a thick cloud, I am like to the Most High.
  • Luke 10:18 : 18 and he said to them, `I was beholding the Adversary, as lightning from the heaven having fallen;
  • 1 Cor 3:1 : 1 And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly -- as to babes in Christ;
  • 1 Cor 4:6-8 : 6 And these things, brethren, I did transfer to myself and to Apollos because of you, that in us ye may learn not to think above that which hath been written, that ye may not be puffed up one for one against the other, 7 for who doth make thee to differ? and what hast thou, that thou didst not receive? and if thou didst also receive, why dost thou glory as not having received? 8 Already ye are having been filled, already ye were rich, apart from us ye did reign, and I would also ye did reign, that we also with you may reign together,
  • 1 Cor 8:1 : 1 And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have knowledge: knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up;
  • 2 Cor 12:7 : 7 and that by the exceeding greatness of the revelations I might not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of the Adversary, that he might buffet me, that I might not be exalted overmuch.
  • 2 Pet 2:4 : 4 For if God messengers who sinned did not spare, but with chains of thick gloom, having cast `them' down to Tartarus, did deliver `them' to judgment, having been reserved,

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