Bible Verses About Comparison

To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord?

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.

For 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?

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.

God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.

And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi–ezer?

What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;

Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.