G4068 — Perpereuomai (To Brag / To Boast / To Be Vainglorious)

G4068 · Greek · New Testament

Περπερευομαι

Perpereuomai

Verb

To Brag / To Boast / To Be Vainglorious

Definition

Of uncertain origin. To brag, to be boastful, to be a windbag. Used only in 1 Corinthians 13:4 — 'love does not boast.'

Usage & Theological Significance

In Paul's great hymn to love, he declares that love 'does not boast' (1 Corinthians 13:4). Boasting is self-promotion — the opposite of love, which seeks the good of others. Love and pride cannot coexist. Where love increases, self-promotion decreases. The greatest demonstration of un-boastful love was Christ's kenosis — emptying Himself of glory to become a servant (Philippians 2:7).

Key Bible Verses

1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

1 Corinthians 13:5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

Philippians 2:3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.

Philippians 2:7 Rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.

Proverbs 27:2 Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.

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