1 Samuel 2:3
Do not multiply words, so loftily—loftily, Nor let arrogance proceed from your mouth,—For, a GOD of knowledge, is Yahweh, And, for himself, are great doings made firm.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
4The bow of the mighty, is dismayed,—While, the fainting, are girded with strength;
Cross References
Joshua 22:22El-Elohim-Yahweh, El-Elohim-Yahweh, he knoweth, and, Israel, he, shall know,—if in rebellion, or if in treachery, against Yahweh, do not save us this day:
1 Samuel 16:7But Yahweh said unto Samuel—Do not regard his countenance, or the height of his stature, for I have rejected him,—for it is not what man looketh to but what God looketh to. For, man, looketh to the outward appearance, but, Yahweh, looketh to the heart.
Job 31:6Let him weigh me in balances of righteousness,—and let GOD take note of mine integrity!
Psalms 94:4They pour forth [words], they speak arrogantly, All the workers of iniquity, do boast:
Psalms 147:5Great is our Lord, and of abounding strength, And, his knowledge, cannot be expressed.
Proverbs 16:2All the ways of a man, [may be] pure in his own eyes, but, he that testeth spirits, is Yahweh.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 2:2-11
Hannah's Song. ( b. c. 1137.) 1 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord , mine horn is exalted in the Lord : my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. 2 There is none holy as the Lord : for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. 3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 4 The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that… Read the whole commentary →