Proverbs 21:30

Proverbs 21:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There is no wisdom or understanding Or counsel against the Lord.

Context of Proverbs 21:30

28A lying witness will perish, but the one who listens will speak successfully. 29A wicked person puts on a bold face, but the upright one considers his way. No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel will prevail against the Lord. 31A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory comes from the Lord.

Proverbs 21:30 word by word

אֵ֣ין חָ֭כְמָה וְאֵ֣ין תְּבוּנָ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין עֵ֝צָ֗ה לְנֶ֣גֶד יְהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• no wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
• nor understandingתְּבוּנָהtâbûn tebûnâh tôbûnâh · understandingH8394
• nor counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• against the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Proverbs 21:30

• Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a person’s heart, but the Lord’s decree will prevail.
• Isaiah 7:5For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted harm against you. They say,
• Isaiah 8:9Band together, peoples, and be broken; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for war, and be broken; prepare for war, and be broken.
• Isaiah 14:27The Lord of Armies himself has planned it; therefore, who can stand in its way? It is his hand that is outstretched, so who can turn it back?
• Isaiah 46:10I declare the end from the beginning, and from long ago what is not yet done, saying: my plan will take place, and I will do all my will.
• Jeremiah 9:23“‘This is what the Lord says: The wise person should not boast in his wisdom; the strong should not boast in his strength; the wealthy should not boast in his wealth.
• Jonah 1:13Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they couldn’t because the sea was raging against them more and more.
• Acts 4:27“For, in fact, in this city both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,
• Acts 5:39but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even be found fighting against God.” They were persuaded by him.
• 1 Peter 2:8and A stone to stumble over, and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word; they were destined for this.

Commentaries on Proverbs 21:30

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30Two companion proverbs. Nothing avails against, nothing without, God. The horse is the type of warlike strength, used chiefly or exclusively in battle. 1 Kings 4:26; 1 Kings 10:26-28, may be thought of as having given occasion to the latter of the two proverbs.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-31Verses 30-31 Means are to be used, but, after all, our safety and salvation are only of the Lord. In our spiritual warfare we must arm ourselves with the whole armour of God; but our strength must be in the Lord, and in the power of his might.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30-31Human wisdom is powerless against the Lord (see Proverbs 16:1, 3, 9, 33). Similarly, military power, symbolized by the horse, is powerless without the Lord's blessing.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3130-31. Men's best devices and reliances are vain compared with God's, or without His aid (Pr 19:21; Psa 20:7; 33:17).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Proverbs 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings