Exodus 18:17
And Moses' father-in-law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
Additional Resources
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Exod 18:12-165 verses86%
12And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt-offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God.
13And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood about Moses from the morning unto the evening.
14And when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand about thee from morning unto even?
15And Moses said unto his father-in-law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God:
16when they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.
- Exod 18:18-192 verses82%
18Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for the thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
19Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God be with thee: be thou for the people to Godward, and bring thou the causes unto God:
- Exod 18:23-242 verses82%
23If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people also shall go to their place in peace.
24So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
- Exod 18:26-272 verses79%
26And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
27And Moses let his father-in-law depart; and he went his way into his own land.
- Exod 18:1-22 verses79%
1Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, how that Jehovah had brought Israel out of Egypt.
2And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
- Exod 18:5-106 verses78%
5And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the mount of God:
6and he said unto Moses, I, thy father-in-law Jethro, am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.
7And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.
8And Moses told his father-in-law all that Jehovah had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how Jehovah delivered them.
9And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which Jehovah had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.
10And Jethro said, Blessed be Jehovah, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh; who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
- 73%
17And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
- 73%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
- 73%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
- Num 10:29-302 verses73%
29And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, We are journeying unto the place of which Jehovah said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good; for Jehovah hath spoken good concerning Israel.
30And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.
- 72%
18And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren that are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
- 72%
41And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of Jehovah, seeing it shall not prosper?
- 72%
1Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb.
- 72%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
- 70%
15And Moses spake unto Jehovah, saying,
- 70%
16And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
- 70%
11And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
- 70%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
- 70%
17And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
- 70%
22And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou dealt ill with this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
- 70%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
- 70%
28And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that Jehovah hath sent me to do all these works; for [I have] not [done them] of mine own mind.
- 70%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
- 70%
10And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
- 69%
11And Moses said unto Jehovah, Wherefore hast thou dealt ill with thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favor in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?
- 69%
11And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,
- 69%
4And Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying, What shall I do unto this people? They are almost ready to stone me.
- 69%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
- 69%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
- 69%
11And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
- 69%
28And Jehovah said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
- 69%
7And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which Jehovah commanded him.
- 69%
14And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? Thinkest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely the thing is known.
- 69%
26And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Jehovah our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?
- 69%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,