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.

General references

Bible References

Let not him, etc

Proverbs 27:1
Don't boast about tomorrow; for you don't know what a day may bring forth.
Ecclesiastes 9:11
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 happen to them all.
Isaiah 10:15
Should an axe brag against him who chops with it? Should a saw exalt itself above him who saws with it? As if a rod should lift those who lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up someone who is not wood.
Matthew 26:33
But Peter answered him, "Even if all will be made to stumble because of you, I will never be made to stumble."

General references

Judges 8:6
The princes of Succoth said, "Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?"
Job 41:8
Lay your hand on him. Remember the battle, and do so no more.
Luke 14:31
Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?