Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel against the Lord.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
In Context
29The wicked man impudently hardeneth his face: but he that is righteous, correcteth his way.
31The horse is prepared for the day of battle: but the Lord giveth safety.
Cross References
2 Samuel 11:9But Urias slept before the gate of the king's house, with the other servants of his lord, and went not down to his own house.
2 Kings 6:12And one of his servants said: No one, my lord O king: but Eliseus the prophet, that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel all the words, that thou speakest in thy privy chamber.
Proverbs 19:21There are many thoughts in the heart of a man: but the will of the Lord shall stand firm.
Isaiah 8:9Gather yourselves together, O ye people, and be overcome, and give ear, all ye lands afar off: strengthen yourselves, end be overcome, gird yourselves, and be overcome.
Isaiah 36:5Or with what counsel or strength dost thou prepare for war? on whom dost thou trust, that thou art revolted from me?
Jeremiah 9:23Thus saith the Lord: Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, and let not the strong man glory in his strength, and let not the rich man 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 →