Psalm 33:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

A king is not saved by the power of his army. A soldier does not survive by his own great strength.

Cross References

Psalm 44:3

It was not our fathers’ swords that took the land. It was not their strong arms that brought them victory. It was your power. It was because you accepted them and smiled down on them.

Jeremiah 9:23

This is what the Lord says: “The wise must not brag about their wisdom. The strong men must not brag about their strength. The rich must not brag about their money.

2 Chronicles 20:23

The Ammonites and the Moabites started to fight the men from Mount Seir. After they killed them, the Ammonites and Moabites turned on themselves and killed each other.

Judges 7:2

Then the Lord said to Gideon, “I am going to help your men defeat the Midianites, but you have too many men. I don’t want the Israelites to forget me and brag that they saved themselves.

Exodus 14:28

The water returned to its normal level and covered the chariots and horse soldiers. Pharaoh’s army had been chasing the Israelites, but that army was destroyed. None of them survived!

2 Chronicles 32:21

Then the Lord sent an angel to the king of Assyria’s camp. That angel killed all the soldiers, leaders, and officers in the Assyrian army. So the king of Assyria went back home to his own country, and his people were ashamed of him. He went into the temple of his god and some of his own sons killed him there with a sword.

2 Chronicles 20:12

Our God, punish those people. We don’t have the strength to stop this large army that is coming against us. We don’t know what to do! We are looking to you for help.”

1 Samuel 17:4

The Philistines had a champion fighter named Goliath, who was from Gath. He was over 9 feet tall. Goliath came out of the Philistine camp.

Joshua 14:12

So give me the hill country that the Lord promised me that day long ago. At that time you heard that the strong Anakites lived there and the cities were very big and well protected. But now, maybe the Lord will be with me, and I will take that land just as the Lord said.”

1 Kings 20:10

Then they came back with another message from Ben-Hadad that said, “I will completely destroy Samaria. I promise that there will be nothing left of that city! There will not be enough of that city left for my men to find any souvenirs to take home. May the gods destroy me if I don’t do this!”

Judges 7:4

Then the Lord said to Gideon, “There are still too many men. Take the men down to the water, and I will test them for you there. If I say, ‘This man will go with you,’ he will go. But if I say, ‘That one will not go with you,’ then he will not go.”

1 Samuel 2:9

He protects his holy people. He keeps them from stumbling. But evil people will be destroyed. They will fall in the darkness. Their power won’t help them win.

1 Kings 20:15

So Ahab gathered the young helpers of the government officials. There were 232 of these young men. Then the king called together the army of Israel. The total number was 7000.

2 Chronicles 13:8

“Now, you people have decided to defeat the Lord’s kingdom—the kingdom that is ruled by David’s sons. You have so many people with you and you have the golden calves—the ‘gods’ that Jeroboam made for you.

Job 36:7

He watches over those who live right. He lets them rule in high places.

Job 39:11

A wild bull is very strong, but can you trust him to do your work?

Psalm 20:8

They fall in battle, totally defeated, but we survive and stand strong!

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I also saw other things in this life that were not fair. The fastest runner does not always win the race; the strongest soldier does not always win the battle; wise people don’t always get the food; smart people don’t always get the wealth; educated people don’t always get the praise they deserve. When the time comes, bad things can happen to anyone!

Jeremiah 48:14

“You cannot say, ‘We are good soldiers. We are brave men in battle.’

Hosea 10:13

But you planted evil, and you harvested trouble. You ate the fruit of your lies, because you had trusted in your power and your soldiers.

Amos 2:14

No one will escape, not even the fastest runner. Strong men will not be strong enough. Soldiers will not be able to save themselves.

Amos 2:15

People with bows and arrows will not survive. Fast runners will not escape. People on horses will not escape alive.