Proverbs 21:31
A horse is prepared for a day of battle, || And the deliverance [is] of YHWH!
Literal Standard Version
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 YHWH.
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:12and he stations himself in the midst of the portion, and delivers it, and strikes the Philistines, and YHWH works a great salvation.
Psalms 3:8This salvation [is] of YHWH; Your blessing [is] on Your people! Selah.
Psalms 20:8They have bowed and have fallen, || And we have risen and station ourselves upright.
Psalms 68:20God Himself [is] to us a God for deliverances, || And YHWH Lord has the outgoings of death.
Psalms 147:10He does not delight in the might of the horse, || He is not pleased in the legs of a man.
Isaiah 31:1Woe [to] those going down to Egypt for help, || And [who] lean on horses, || And trust on chariots, because [they are] many, || And on horsemen, because [they are] very strong, || And have not looked on the Holy One of Israel, || And have not sought YHWH.
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 →