Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom nor understanding 1 Nor counsel against the Lord. 1
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
In The King James Version
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
In Context
29A wicked man hardeneth his face: 1 But as for the upright, he directeth his way. 1
31The horse is prepared against the day of battle: 1 But safety is of the Lord.
Cross References
2 Samuel 11:9But Uriah slept at the door 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, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
Proverbs 19:21There are many devices in a man’s heart; 1 Nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand. 1
Isaiah 8:9Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; 1 And give ear, all ye of far countries: 1 Gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; 1 Gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. 1
Isaiah 36:5I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
Jeremiah 9:23Thus saith the Lord, 1 Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, 1 Neither let the mighty man glory in his might, 1 Let not the rich man glory in his riches: 1
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 →