Proverbs 21:31
The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but victory is with the LORD.
World English Bible British
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 stood in the middle of the plot and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and the LORD worked a great victory.
Psalms 3:8Salvation belongs to the LORD. May your blessing be on your people. Selah.
Psalms 20:8They are bowed down and fallen, but we rise up, and stand upright.
Psalms 68:20God is to us a God of deliverance. To GOD, the Lord, belongs escape from death.
Psalms 147:10He doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they don’t look to the Holy One of Israel, and they don’t seek 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 →