1Ki 22:11, Pro 20:6, Luk 14:11, 18:10-14, 2Cor 11:13-18, 31, 2Pe 2:15-19 | ESV | STEP | And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron and said , Thus says the Lord , With these you shall push the Syrians until they are destroyed .

11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself ^ahorns of iron and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘With these ^byou shall push the Syrians until they are destroyed.’”

Proverbs 20:6

6 Many a man ^cproclaims his own steadfast love,
but ^da faithful man who can find?

Luke 14:11

11 For ^eeveryone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Luke 18:10-14

10 “Two men ^fwent up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee, ^gstanding by himself, prayed ^{▼▼Or standing, prayed to himself} ⁱthus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 ^jI fast twice a week; ^kI give tithes of all that I get.’ 13 But the tax collector, ^lstanding far off, ^mwould not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but ⁿbeat his breast, saying, ‘God, ^obe merciful to me, a sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For ^peveryone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

2 Corinthians 11:13-18

13 For such men are ^qfalse apostles, ^rdeceitful workmen, ^sdisguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as ^tan angel of light. 15 So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as ^uservants of righteousness. ^vTheir end will correspond to their deeds.

Paul’s Sufferings as an Apostle

16 I repeat, ^wlet no one think me foolish. But even if you do, accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little. 17 What I am saying ^xwith this boastful confidence, ^yI say not as the Lord would ^{▼▼Greek not according to the Lord} but as a fool. 18 Since ^aamany boast according to the flesh, I too will boast.

2 Corinthians 11:31

31 ^abThe God and Father of the Lord Jesus, ^ache who is blessed forever, ^adknows that I am not lying.

2 Peter 2:15-19

15 Forsaking the right way, ^aethey have gone astray. They have followed ^afthe way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved ^aggain from wrongdoing, 16 but was rebuked for his own transgression; ^aha speechless donkey spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.

17 ^aiThese are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm. ^ajFor them the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved. 18 For, ^akspeaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely ^alescaping from those who live in error. 19 They promise them ^amfreedom, ^anbut they themselves are slaves ^{▼▼Greek bondservants} of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.