Proverbs 21:31
A horse is prepared for a day of battle, And the deliverance [is] of Jehovah!
Young's Literal Translation
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, over-against Jehovah.
Cross References
2 Samuel 23:12and he stationeth himself in the midst of the portion, and delivereth it, and smiteth the Philistines, and Jehovah worketh a great salvation.
Psalms 3:8Of Jehovah [is] this salvation; On Thy people [is] Thy blessing! Selah.
Psalms 20:8They — they 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 Jehovah Lord hath the outgoings of death.
Psalms 147:10Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.
Isaiah 31:1Woe [to] those going down to Egypt for help, And on horses lean, And trust on chariots, because many, And on horsemen, because very strong, And have not looked on the Holy One of Israel, And Jehovah have not sought.
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 →