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1 Kings 20:11

11 And the king of Israel answered, “Tell him, ‘Let not him who straps on his armor boast himself as he who takes it off.’ ”

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1 Kings 20:11 — The New International Version (NIV)

11 The king of Israel answered, “Tell him: ‘One who puts on his armor should not boast like one who takes it off.’ ”

1 Kings 20:11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

1 Kings 20:11 — New Living Translation (NLT)

11 The king of Israel sent back this answer: “A warrior putting on his sword for battle should not boast like a warrior who has already won.”

1 Kings 20:11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

11 So the king of Israel answered and said, “Tell him, ‘Let not the one who puts on his armor boast like the one who takes it off.’ ”

1 Kings 20:11 — New Century Version (NCV)

11 Ahab answered, “Tell Ben-Hadad, ‘The man who puts on his armor should not brag. It’s the man who lives to take it off who has the right to brag.’ ”

1 Kings 20:11 — American Standard Version (ASV)

11 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.

1 Kings 20:11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

11 And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on boast himself as he that putteth off!

1 Kings 20:11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

11 The king of Israel answered, “The saying goes, ‘Don’t brag about a victory before you have even dressed for battle.’ ” 

1 Kings 20:11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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

1 Kings 20:11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

11 The king of Israel answered, “Tell him: One who puts on armor should not brag like one who takes it off.”

1 Kings 20:11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

11 The king of Israel answered and said, “Tell him, ‘Let not him who girds on his armor boast as one who takes off his armor.’ ”

1 Kings 20:11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

11 The king of Israel replied. He said, “Tell him, ‘Someone who puts his armor on shouldn’t brag like someone who takes it off.’ ”

1 Kings 20:11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

11 Then the king of Israel replied, “Tell him, ‘Let not him who girds on his armor boast like him who takes it off.’ ”


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