Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against Jehovah.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
In Context
29A wicked man hardeneth his face; but as for the upright, he establisheth his way.
31The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but safety is of Jehovah.
Cross References
2 Samuel 11:9And Urijah slept at the entrance of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
2 Kings 6:12And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
Proverbs 19:21Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.
Isaiah 8:9Rage, ye peoples, and be broken in pieces! And give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth: Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces!
Isaiah 36:5Thou sayest, but it is a word of the lips, [There is] counsel and strength for war. Now on whom dost thou rely, that thou hast revolted against me?
Jeremiah 9:23Thus saith Jehovah: Let not the wise glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty glory in his might; let not the rich glory in his riches:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:30
29 A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way. Here is, 1. The presumption and impudence of a wicked man: He hardens his face —brazens it, that he may not blush—steels it, that he may not tremble when he commits the greatest crimes; he bids defiance to the terrors of the law and the checks of his own conscience, the reproofs of the word and the rebukes of Providence; he will have his way and nothing shall hinder him, Isa. lvii. 17 . 2. The caution and circumspection of a good… Read the whole commentary →