Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, there is no courage, there is no counsel against the ungodly.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
In Context
31A horse is prepared for the day of battle; but help is of the Lord.
Cross References
2 Samuel 11:9And Urias slept at the door of the king with the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
2 Kings 6:12And one of his servants said, Nay, my Lord, O king, for Elisaie the prophet that is in Israel reports to the king of Israel all the words whatsoever thou mayest say in + 6:12 Gr. closet of thy bedchamber.thy bedchamber.
Proverbs 19:21There are many thoughts in a man's heart; but the counsel of the Lord abides for ever.
Isaiah 8:9Know, ye Gentiles, and be conquered; hearken ye, even to the extremity of the earth: be conquered, after ye have strengthened yourselves; for even if ye should again strengthen yourselves, ye shall again be conquered.
Isaiah 36:5Is war carried on with counsel and mere words of the lips? and now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
Jeremiah 9:23but let him that boasts boast in this, the understanding and knowing that I am the Lord that exercise mercy, and judgment, and righteousness, upon the earth; for in these things is my pleasure, saith the Lord.
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 →