Psalm 33:16

Bible in Basic English 1965

A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.

Cross References

1 Kings 20:10

Then Ben-hadad sent to him, saying, May the gods' punishment be on me if there is enough of the dust of Samaria for all the people at my feet to take some in their hands.

1 Kings 20:15

Then he got together the servants of all the chiefs who were over the divisions of the land, two hundred and thirty-two of them; and after them, he got together all the people, all the children of Israel, seven thousand.

2 Chronicles 13:8

And now it is your purpose to put yourselves against the authority which the Lord has put into the hands of the sons of David, and you are a very great number, and you have with you the gold oxen which Jeroboam made to be your gods.

2 Chronicles 20:12

O our God, will you not be their judge? for our strength is not equal to this great army which is coming against us; and we are at a loss what to do: but our eyes are on you.

2 Chronicles 20:23

And the children of Ammon and Moab made an attack on the people of Mount Seir with a view to their complete destruction; and when they had put an end to the people of Seir, everyman's hand was turned against his neighbour for his destruction.

2 Chronicles 32:21

And the Lord sent an angel who put to death all the men of war and the chiefs and the captains in the army of the king of Assyria. So he went back to his country in shame. And when he came into the house of his god, his sons, the offspring of his body, put him to death there with the sword.

Job 36:7

Lifting them up to the seat of kings, and making them safe for ever.

Job 39:11

Will you put your faith in him, because his strength is great? will you give the fruit of your work into his care?

Psalm 20:8

They are bent down and made low; but we have been lifted up.

Psalm 44:3

For they did not make the land theirs by their swords, and it was not their arms which kept them safe; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, because you had pleasure in them.

Exodus 14:28

And the waters came back, covering the war-carriages and the horsemen and all the army of Pharaoh which went after them into the middle of the sea; not one of them was to be seen.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

And again I saw under the sun that the reward goes not to him who is quick, or the fruits of war to the strong; and there is no bread for the wise, or wealth for men of learning, or respect for those who have knowledge; but time and chance come to all.

Jeremiah 48:14

How say you, We are men of war and strong fighters?

Jeremiah 9:23

This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:

Hosea 10:13

You have been ploughing sin, you have got in a store of evil, the fruit of deceit has been your food: for you put faith in your way, in the number of your men of war.

Amos 2:14

And flight will be impossible for the quick-footed, and the force of the strong will become feeble, and the man of war will not get away safely:

Amos 2:15

And the bowman will not keep his place; he who is quick-footed will not get away safely: and the horseman will not keep his life.

Joshua 14:12

So now, give me this hill-country named by the Lord at that time; for you had an account of it then, how the Anakim were there, and great walled towns: it may be that the Lord will be with me, and I will be able to take their land, as the Lord said.

Judges 7:2

And the Lord said to Gideon, So great is the number of your people, that if I give the Midianites into their hands they will be uplifted in pride over me and will say, I myself have been my saviour.

Judges 7:4

Then the Lord said to Gideon, There are still more people than is necessary; take them down to the water so that I may put them to the test for you there; then whoever I say is to go with you will go, and whoever I say is not to go will not go.

1 Samuel 17:4

And a fighter came out from the tents of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath; he was more than six cubits tall.

1 Samuel 2:9

He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the evil-doers will come to their end in the dark night, for by strength no man will overcome.