Judges 19:30
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And everyone who saw it said, “Nothing like this has been seen or done from the day the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt until this day. Think it over, take counsel, and speak up!””
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“And everyone who saw it said, “Nothing like this has been seen or done from the day the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt until this day. Think it over, take counsel, and speak up!””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider it, take counsel, and speak.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And it hath come to pass, every one who seeth hath said, `There hath not been--yea, there hath not been seen like this, from the day of the coming up of the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt till this day; set your <FI>heart<Fi> upon it, take counsel, and speak.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 19:30 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 20:7Behold, all you Israelites, give your advice and verdict here and now.”
- Proverbs 11:14For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.
- Proverbs 13:10Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
- Proverbs 15:22Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
- Proverbs 20:18Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
- Proverbs 24:6Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.
- Hosea 9:9They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).