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 shall perish; and a man that heareth shall speak constantly. 29A wicked man hardeneth his face; but as for the upright, he establisheth his way. There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against Jehovah. 31The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but safety is of Jehovah.

Proverbs 21:30 word by word

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

• wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
• understandingתְּבוּנָהtâbûn tebûnâh tôbûnâh · understandingH8394
• counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098

Cross-references for Proverbs 21:30

• Proverbs 19:21Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.
• Isaiah 7:5Inasmuch as Syria hath taken evil counsel against thee, Ephraim [also] and the son of Remaliah, saying,
• Isaiah 8:9Rage, ye peoples, and be broken in pieces! And give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth: Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces!
• Isaiah 14:27For Jehovah of hosts hath purposed, and who shall frustrate [it]? And his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
• Isaiah 46:10declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;
• Jeremiah 9:23Thus saith Jehovah: Let not the wise glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty glory in his might; let not the rich glory in his riches:
• Jonah 1:13But the men rowed hard to regain the land; but they could not; for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.
• Acts 4:27For in truth against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with [the] nations, and peoples of Israel, have been gathered together in this city
• Acts 5:39but if it be from God, ye will not be able to put them down, lest ye be found also fighters against God.
• 1 Peter 2:8and a stone of stumbling and rock of offence; [who] stumble at the word, being disobedient to which also they have been appointed.

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