Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
In Context
29A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.
31A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
Cross References
2 Samuel 11:9But Uriah slept at the door of the palace with all his master’s servants; he did not go down to his house.
2 Kings 6:12But one of his servants replied, “No one, my lord the king. For Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.”
Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
Isaiah 8:9Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
Isaiah 36:5You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?
Jeremiah 9:23This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man 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 →