2 Corinthians 10:12
Good News Translation
Of course we would not dare classify ourselves or compare ourselves with those who rate themselves so highly. How stupid they are! They make up their own standards to measure themselves by, and they judge themselves by their own standards!

New Revised Standard Version
We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another, and compare themselves with one another, they do not show good sense.

Contemporary English Version
We won't dare compare ourselves with those who think so much of themselves. But they are foolish to compare themselves with themselves.

New American Bible
Not that we dare to class or compare ourselves with some of those who recommend themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For we dare not match or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but we measure ourselves by ourselves and compare ourselves with ourselves.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

For we dare not match or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but we measure ourselves by ourselves and compare ourselves with ourselves.

we dare not.

2 Corinthians 3:1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need (as some do) epistles of commendation to you, or from you?

2 Corinthians 5:12 We commend not ourselves again to you, but give you occasion to glory in our behalf: that you may have somewhat to answer them who glory in face, and not in heart.

Job 12:2 Are you then men alone, and shall wisdom die with you?

Proverbs 25:27 As it is not good for a man to eat much honey, so he that is a searcher of majesty shall be overwhelmed by glory.

Proverbs 27:2 Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.

Luke 18:11 The Pharisee standing, prayed thus with himself: O God, I give thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican.

Romans 15:18 For I dare not to speak of any of those things which Christ worketh not by me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

are not wise.

Proverbs 26:12 Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him.

Context
Paul's Apostolic Authority
11Let such a one think this, that such as we are in word by epistles when absent, such also we will be indeed when present. 12For we dare not match or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but we measure ourselves by ourselves and compare ourselves with ourselves. 13But we will not glory beyond our measure: but according to the measure of the rule which God hath measured to us, a measure to reach even unto you.…
Cross References
Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.

2 Corinthians 3:1
Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need (as some do) epistles of commendation to you, or from you?

2 Corinthians 10:11
Let such a one think this, that such as we are in word by epistles when absent, such also we will be indeed when present.

2 Corinthians 10:18
For not he who commendeth himself is approved: but he, whom God commendeth.

2 Corinthians 10:11
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