Proverbs 21:31
The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but safety is of Jehovah.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.
In Context
30There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against Jehovah.
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:12and he stood in the midst of the plot and delivered it, and smote the Philistines, and Jehovah wrought a great deliverance.
Psalms 3:8Salvation is of Jehovah; thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
Psalms 20:8They are bowed down and fallen; but we are risen and stand upright.
Psalms 68:20Our God is the God of salvation; and with Jehovah, the Lord, are the goings forth [even] from death.
Psalms 147:10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse, he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man;
Isaiah 31:1Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, and depend on horses, and confide in chariots because [they are] many, and in horsemen because they are very strong; and who look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek Jehovah!
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:31
30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord . 31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the Lord . The designing busy part of mankind are directed, in all their counsels and undertakings, to have their eye to God, and to believe, 1. That there can be no success against God, and therefore they must never act in opposition to him, in contempt of his commands, or in contradiction to his counsels. Though they think they have wisdom, and understanding, and counsel,… Read the whole commentary →