1 Kings 20:11

Good News Translation

King Ahab answered, “Tell King Benhadad that a real soldier does his bragging after a battle, not before it.”

Cross References

2 Kings 3:21

When the Moabites heard that the three kings had come to attack them, all the men who could bear arms, from the oldest to the youngest, were called out and stationed at the border.

Job 41:8

Touch him once and you'll never try it again; you'll never forget the fight!

Proverbs 27:1

Never boast about tomorrow. You don't know what will happen between now and then.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I realized another thing, that in this world fast runners do not always win the races, and the brave do not always win the battles. The wise do not always earn a living, intelligent people do not always get rich, and capable people do not always rise to high positions. Bad luck happens to everyone.

Jeremiah 46:17

“Give the king of Egypt a new name— ‘Noisy Braggart Who Missed His Chance.’

Jeremiah 9:23

The Lord says, “The wise should not boast of their wisdom, nor the strong of their strength, nor the rich of their wealth.

Matthew 26:75

and Peter remembered what Jesus had told him: “Before the rooster crows, you will say three times that you do not know me.” He went out and wept bitterly.

1 Samuel 14:6

Jonathan said to the young man, “Let's cross over to the camp of those heathen Philistines. Maybe the Lord will help us; if he does, nothing can keep him from giving us the victory, no matter how few of us there are.”