Judges 8:3

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:1

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

Philippians 2:3

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

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;

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.

John 4:37

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

Proverbs 25:15

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

Proverbs 25:11

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

Proverbs 16:32

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

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.