Deuteronomy 20:8

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The officers should also tell the troops, “If you are afraid or have lost your courage, you may go home. Then you won’t ruin the morale of the other Israelites.”

Cross References

Judges 7:3

Announce to the troops, ‘Whoever is scared or frightened should leave Mount Gilead and go back home.’ ” So 22,000 men went back home, and 10,000 were left.

Revelation 21:8

But cowardly, unfaithful, and detestable people, murderers, sexual sinners, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars will find themselves in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

Deuteronomy 1:28

Where are we going anyway? Our own men have discouraged us by saying, ‘The people there are taller and stronger than we are. The cities are big with sky-high walls! We even saw the people of Anak there.’ ”

Revelation 3:16

But since you are lukewarm and not hot or cold, I’m going to spit you out of my mouth.

Luke 9:62

Jesus said to him, “Whoever starts to plow and looks back is not fit for God’s kingdom.”

Deuteronomy 23:9

When you’re at war and have set up camp to fight your enemies, stay away from anything that will make you unclean.

Numbers 32:9

They went as far as the Eshcol Valley and saw the land. But then they discouraged the rest of the Israelites from entering the land that the Lord had given them.

Numbers 13:31

But the men who had gone with him said, “We can’t attack those people! They’re too strong for us!”

Exodus 15:15

The tribal leaders of Edom will be terrified. The powerful men of Moab will tremble. The people of Canaan will be deathly afraid.

1 Corinthians 15:33

Don’t let anyone deceive you. Associating with bad people will ruin decent people.

Deuteronomy 20:9

When the officers finish speaking to the troops, they should appoint commanders to lead them.

Proverbs 24:10

If you faint in a crisis, you are weak.