Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom nor understandingnor counsel against the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
In Context
29A wicked man hardens his face;but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.
31The horse is prepared for the day of battle;but victory is with the Lord.
Cross References
2 Samuel 11:9But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house.
2 Kings 6:12One of his servants said, "No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom."
Proverbs 19:21There are many plans in a man's heart,but the Lord's counsel will prevail.
Isaiah 8:9Make an uproar, you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be shattered! Dress for battle, and be shattered!
Isaiah 36:5I say that your counsel and strength for the war are only vain words. Now in whom do you trust, that you have rebelled against me?
Jeremiah 9:23Thus says the Lord, "Do not let the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, do not let the rich man glory 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 →