16 Bible Verses about Men Pleasers

For, do I now seek the favor of men, or of God? or do I strive to please men? If, indeed, I would still please men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

But Peter and the apostles answered and said: "We must obey God rather than men.

Servants, be subject to your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ; not with eye-service, as pleasing men, but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul; with good will doing service as to the Lord, and not as to men;read more.
knowing that whatever good any one does, the same shall he receive from the Lord, whether he is a servant or a freeman. And you masters, do the same things to them, leaving off threatening, knowing that you yourselves have a master in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.

for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.

At that time Herod the king undertook to afflict some of the church. And he slew with the sword James the brother of John. And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he apprehended Peter also. Those were the days of unleavened bread.

But, after two years, Felix received Portius Festus as his successor; and Felix, wishing to confer a favor on the Jews, left Paul bound.

But Festus, willing to confer a favor on the Jews, answered Paul, and said: Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged before me concerning these things?

not with eye-service, as pleasing men, but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul;

Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eye-service, as pleasing men, but with simplicity of heart, fearing God.

Masters, give to your servants what is just and equal, for you know that you have a Master in heaven.

I receive not honor from men.

but as God had judged us worthy to be intrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who tries our hearts.

nor did we seek glory from men, neither from you nor from others; though we could have been burdensome as the apostles of Christ.

And he said to them: You set yourselves forth as righteous before men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men, is detestable in the sight of God.

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man, for the Lord's sake; whether it be to the king, as supreme ruler,

for we provide what is honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.