Bible Verses about “pleasing god rather than people”

“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

“¶ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service.”

“And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;”

“Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.”

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”

“¶ For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.”

“Then Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.”

“‹And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.›”

“¶ When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.”

“¶ The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.”

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

“¶ Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.”

“But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.”

“Cease ye from man, whose breath [is] in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?”

“‹How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that› [cometh] ‹from God only?›”

“Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.”