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1 Kings 20:11

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.

KJV

Et respondens rex Israël, ait : Dicite ei : Ne glorietur, accinctus æque ut discinctus.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

וַ/יַּ֤עַן מֶֽלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר דַּבְּר֔וּ אַל יִתְהַלֵּ֥ל חֹגֵ֖ר כִּ/מְפַתֵּֽחַ

Hebrew

And the king of Israel answering, said: Tell him: Let not the girded boast himself as the ungirded.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
הוּ
hv
verb · 163×
חָג֖וּר
chgvr
verb · 44×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יִּפְתַּ֖ח
yptch
verb · 144×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
נִי
ny
verb · 325×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 17:44 — And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.
  • Eccl 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 favour to men of skil
  • Isa 8:9 — Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken i
  • Isa 10:15 — Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the
  • Judg 8:6 — And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?
  • Prov 27:1 — Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.