Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Let not him, etc
General references
Bible References
Let not him, etc
Proverbs 27:1
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
Ecclesiastes 9:11
Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all.
Isaiah 10:15
Shall the axe boast over him who hews with it, or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? As if a rod should wield him who lifts it, or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood!
Matthew 26:33
Peter answered him, "Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away."
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Judges 8:6
And the officials of Succoth said, "Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?"
Job 41:8
Lay your hands on him; remember the battle--you will not do it again!
Luke 14:31
Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?