Verse Comparison: 2 Corinthians 10:18
American Standard Version
For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
Amplified® Bible
For [it is] not [the man] who praises {and} commends himself who is approved {and} accepted, but [it is the person] whom the Lord accredits {and} commends.
Contemporary English Version
You may brag about yourself, but the only approval that counts is the Lord's approval.
Darby English Version
For not *he* that commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
Good News Bible
For it is when the Lord thinks well of us that we are really approved, and not when we think well of ourselves.
International Standard Version
It is not the person who commends himself who is approved, but the person whom the Lord commends.
King James Version
For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
New American Standard Bible
For it is not he who commends himself that is approved, but he whom the Lord commends.
New International Version
For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
New King James Version
For not he who commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For he does commend himself, but the Lord commends.
Young's Literal Translation
for not he who is commending himself is approved, but he whom the Lord doth commend.
