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1 Kings 20:11

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

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 — KJV

Theological / Devotional

Let not him. Ahab’s courageous answer, expressed in four Hebrew words, has the flavor of a proverb.

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