KJV
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.
ESV
11. And the king of Israel answered, "Tell him, 'Let not him who straps on his armor boast himself like he who takes it off.'"
ERVEN
11. King Ahab answered, "Tell Ben-Hadad that the man who puts on his armor should not boast as much as the man who lives long enough to take it off."
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."
WEB
11. The king of Israel answered, Tell him, Don't let him who girds on his armor boast himself as he who puts it off.
NET
11. 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."
NLV
11. The king of Israel answered and said, "Tell him, 'Let not him who dresses in battle-clothes talk with pride like him who takes them off.' "
HCSB
11. The king of Israel answered, "Say this: 'Let not him who puts on his armor boast like the one who takes it off.'"
YLT
11. And the king of Israel answereth and saith, `Speak ye: let not him who is girding on boast himself as him who is loosing [his armour].`
LITV
11. And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Do not let him that girds on boast himself like one who loosens his armor.
RV
11. And the king of Israel answered and said, tell him, Let not him that girdeth on {cf15i his armour} boast himself as he that putteth it off.
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.'"
MKJV
11. And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Do not let him who girds on boast himself like the one who loosens his armor.
AKJV
11. And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girds on his harness boast himself as he that puts it off.
LXXEN
11. And the men of his city, the elders, and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezabel sent to them, and as it had been written in the letters which she sent to them.
KJV
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.
AMP
11. The king of Israel answered, Tell him: Let not him who girds on his harness boast as he who puts it off.
KJVP
11. And the king H4428 NMS of Israel H3478 answered H6030 W-VQY3MS and said H559 W-VQY3MS , Tell H1696 [ him ] , Let not H408 NPAR him that girdeth H2296 on [ his ] [ harness ] boast himself H1984 as he that putteth it off H6605 .
YLT
11. And the king of Israel answereth and saith, `Speak ye: let not him who is girding on boast himself as him who is loosing [his armour].`
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.
WEB
11. The king of Israel answered, Tell him, Don't let him who girds on his armor boast himself as he who puts it off.
NASB
11. The king of Israel replied, "Tell him, 'It is not for the man who is buckling his armor to boast as though he were taking it off.'"
ESV
11. And the king of Israel answered, "Tell him, 'Let not him who straps on his armor boast himself like he who takes it off.'"
RV
11. And the king of Israel answered and said, tell him, Let not him that girdeth on {cf15i his armour} boast himself as he that putteth it off.
RSV
11. And the king of Israel answered, "Tell him, `Let not him that girds on his armor boast himself as he that puts it off.'"
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.'] "
MKJV
11. And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Do not let him who girds on boast himself like the one who loosens his armor.
AKJV
11. And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girds on his harness boast himself as he that puts it off.
NRSV
11. The king of Israel answered, "Tell him: One who puts on armor should not brag like one who takes it off."
NIV
11. The king of Israel answered, "Tell him:`One who puts on his armour should not boast like one who takes it off.'"
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.' "
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."
MSG
11. The king of Israel countered, "Think about it--it's easier to start a fight than end one."
GNB
11. King Ahab answered, "Tell King Benhadad that a real soldier does his bragging after a battle, not before it."
NET
11. 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."
ERVEN
11. King Ahab answered, "Tell Ben-Hadad that the man who puts on his armor should not boast as much as the man who lives long enough to take it off."