And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood in the border.
1 Kings 20:11 - King James Version - American Edition And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The king of Israel answered, Tell him: Let not him who girds on his harness boast as he who puts it off. American Standard Version (1901) And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his armor boast himself as he that putteth it off. Common English Bible Then Israel’s king replied, “The one who prepares for battle shouldn’t brag like one returning from battle.” Catholic Public Domain Version And responding, the king of Israel said, "Tell him that one who is girded should not boast the same as one who is ungirded." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the king of Israel answering said: Tell him: Let not the girded boast himself as the ungirded. |
And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood in the border.
Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath passed the time appointed.
Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armor, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the Lord will work for us: for there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few.