puffs up

Knowledge humbles the great man, astonishes the common man, puffs up the little man.

知识使伟人谦卑，使凡人震惊，使小人骄傲。

He's warned about a foreign policy in which Moscow puffs up its chest (Soviet style? ).

他对莫斯科趾高气扬的外交政策（苏联式的？）发出警告。

Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that "We all possess knowledge. " But knowledge puffs up while love builds up.

论到祭偶像之物，我们晓得我们都有知识。但知识是叫人自高自大，惟有爱心能造就人。

Even a big dog usually runs away if the cat it is chasing suddenly turns, puffs up, and hisses.

甚至在大狗追逐猫的时候，猫突然回转身，呜呜喷气，发出嘶嘶声，大狗通常也会逃之夭夭。

1 Now concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

林前八1关于祭偶像之物，我们晓得我们都有知识。知识是叫人自高自大，唯有爱建造人。

We know that "all os us possess knowledge. " Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

知识是叫人自高自大，惟有爱心能造就人。