Proverbs 21:31
The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but with the Lord is the victory.
Leeser Tanakh
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 the Lord.
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:12But he placed himself in the midst of the ground, and delivered it, and smote the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory.
Psalms 3:8(3:9) Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing be upon thy people. Selah.
Psalms 20:8(20:9) They are prostrate and fallen; but we are risen up and stand erect.
Psalms 68:20(68:21) Our God is to us the God of salvation: and by the Eternal the Lord are the escapes from death.
Psalms 147:10Not in the strength of the horse hath he delight: nor in the [swiftness of the] legs of man taketh he pleasure.
Isaiah 31:1Woe to those that go down to Egypt for help; and depend for support on horses, and trust on chariots, because they are many; and on horsemen, because they are very strong; but who turn not unto the Holy One of Israel, and seek not the Lord!
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 →