Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, nor understanding, || Nor counsel against YHWH.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
In Context
29A wicked man has hardened by his face, || And the upright—he prepares his way.
31A horse is prepared for a day of battle, || And the deliverance [is] of YHWH!
Cross References
2 Samuel 11:9and Uriah lies down at the opening of the king’s house, with all the servants of his lord, and has not gone down to his house.
2 Kings 6:12And one of his servants says, “No, my lord, O king, for Elisha the prophet, who [is] in Israel, declares to the king of Israel the words that you speak in the inner part of your bed-chamber.”
Proverbs 19:21The purposes in a man’s heart [are] many, || And the counsel of YHWH—it stands.
Isaiah 8:9Be friends, O nations, and be broken, || And give ear, all you far-off ones of earth, || Gird yourselves, and be broken, || Gird yourselves, and be broken.
Isaiah 36:5I have said, Only a word of the lips! Counsel and might [are] for battle. Now, on whom have you trusted, that you have rebelled against me?
Jeremiah 9:23Thus said YHWH: “Do not let the wise boast himself in his wisdom, || Nor let the mighty boast himself in his might, || Do not let the rich boast himself 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 →