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1 Kings 20:11

Context
NETBible

The king of Israel replied, “Tell him the one who puts on his battle gear should not boast like one who is taking it off.” 1 

XREF

1Sa 14:6,12,13; 1Sa 17:44-47; Pr 27:1; Ec 9:11; Isa 10:15,16; Mt 26:33-35,75

NET © Notes

sn The point of the saying is that someone who is still preparing for a battle should not boast as if he has already won the battle. A modern parallel would be, “Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.”



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