Verse 3

It was to you that God handed over the Midianite generals, Oreb and Zeeb! What did I accomplish to rival that?” When he said this, they calmed down.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:1 : 1 A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
  • Judg 7:24-25 : 24 Gideon Appeases the Ephraimites Now Gideon sent messengers throughout the Ephraimite hill country who announced,“Go down and head off the Midianites. Take control of the fords of the streams all the way to Beth Barah and the Jordan River.” When all the Ephraimites had assembled, they took control of the fords all the way to Beth Barah and the Jordan River. 25 They captured the two Midianite generals, Oreb and Zeeb. They executed Oreb on the rock of Oreb and Zeeb in the winepress of Zeeb. They chased the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, who was now on the other side of the Jordan River.
  • Ps 44:3 : 3 For they did not conquer the land by their swords, and they did not prevail by their strength, but rather by your power, strength and good favor, for you were partial to them.
  • Ps 115:1 : 1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us! But to your name bring honor, for the sake of your loyal love and faithfulness.
  • Ps 118:14-16 : 14 The LORD gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer.” 15 They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. The LORD’s right hand conquers, 16 the LORD’s right hand gives victory, the LORD’s right hand conquers.
  • Prov 16:32 : 32 Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.
  • Prov 25:11 : 11 Like apples of gold in settings of silver, so is a word skillfully spoken.
  • Prov 25:15 : 15 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone.
  • John 4:37 : 37 For in this instance the saying is true,‘One sows and another reaps.’
  • Rom 12:3 : 3 Conduct in Humility For by the grace given to me I say to every one of you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think, but to think with sober discernment, as God has distributed to each of you a measure of faith.
  • Rom 12:6 : 6 And we have different gifts according to the grace given to us. If the gift is prophecy, that individual must use it in proportion to his faith.
  • Rom 15:18-19 : 18 For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in order to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed, 19 in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem even as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
  • Phil 2:3 : 3 Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.