Luke 14:31 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

³¹ ‘Or what king, going to war against another king, will not first sit down and decide if he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³¹ Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³¹ Or what king, going out to engage in conflict with another king, will not first sit down and consider and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand [men] to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

American Standard Version (1901)

³¹ Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Common English Bible

³¹ Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down to consider whether his ten thousand soldiers could go up against the twenty thousand coming against him?

Catholic Public Domain Version

³¹ Or, what king, advancing to engage in war against another king, would not first sit down and consider whether he may be able, with ten thousand, to meet one who comes against him with twenty thousand?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³¹ Or what king, about to go to make war against another king, doth not first sit down, and think whether he be able, with ten thousand, to meet him that, with twenty thousand, cometh against him?

Luke 14:31 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 20:11

The king of Israel answered, ‘Say this: “Don’t let the one who puts on his armour boast  like the one who takes it off.” ’

Job 41:8

Lay a  hand on him. You will remember the battle and never repeat it!

Proverbs 20:18

Finalise plans with counsel, and wage war with sound guidance.

Proverbs 25:8

Don’t take a matter to court hastily. Otherwise, what will you do afterwards if your opponent  humiliates you?

Luke 14:30

saying, “This man started to build and wasn’t able to finish.”

Luke 14:32

If not, while the other is still far off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.