Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, there is no courage, 1 There is no counsel against the ungodly. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
In Context
31A horse is prepared for the day of battle; 1 But help is of the Lord.
Cross References
2 Samuel 11:9And Uriah slept at the door of the king with the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
2 Kings 6:12And one of his servants said, Nay, my Lord, O king, for Elisha the prophet that is in Israel reports to the king of Israel all the words whatsoever thou mayest say in thy bedchamber.
Proverbs 19:21There are many thoughts in a man’s heart; 1 But the counsel of the Lord abides forever. 1
Isaiah 8:9Know, ye Gentiles, and be conquered; hearken ye, even to the extremity of the earth: be conquered, after ye have strengthened yourselves; for even if ye should again strengthen yourselves, ye shall again be conquered.
Isaiah 36:5Is war carried on with counsel and mere words of the lips? and now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
Jeremiah 9:23but let him that boasts boast in this, the understanding and knowing that I am the Lord that exercise mercy, and judgment, and righteousness, upon the earth; for in these things is my pleasure, saith the Lord.
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 →