³ For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

¹⁸ Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

¹² Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

² And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

¹³ But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

³ For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

²⁶ If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

¹¹ I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.

⁸ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

⁶ But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me: