Judges 8:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

³ God handed over to you Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian. What was I able to do compared to you? ’ When he said this, their anger against him subsided.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ God has given into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb, and what was I able to do in comparison with you? Then their anger toward him was abated when he had said that.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ God hath delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison with you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

Common English Bible

³ God handed you the Midianite officers Oreb and Zeeb. What have I been able to do compared to you?” When he said this, their anger against him passed.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ The Lord has delivered into your hands the leaders of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. What could I have done that would be so great as what you have done?" And when he had said this, their spirit, which was swelling up against him, was quieted.

Judges 8:3 Cross References

Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

Proverbs 16:32

Patience is better than power, and controlling one’s emotions,  than capturing a city.

Proverbs 25:11

A word spoken at the right time is like gold apples in silver settings.

Proverbs 25:15

A ruler can be persuaded through patience, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

John 4:37

For in this case the saying is true: “One sows and another reaps.”

Romans 12:3

For by the grace  given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think.  Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith  to each one.

Romans 12:6

According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts:  If prophecy,  use it according to the proportion of one’s  faith;

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing out of selfish ambition  or conceit,  but in humility  consider others as more important  than yourselves.

Judges 8:2

So he said to them, ‘What have I done now compared to you? Is not the gleaning  of Ephraim better than the grape harvest  of Abiezer?

Judges 8:4

Gideon and the three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it. They were exhausted but still in pursuit.