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Proverbs 21:31
Proverbs 21:31 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The horse is prepared for the day of battle, But deliverance is of the Lord.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord.
Context of Proverbs 21:31
29A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way. 30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord. The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the Lord.
Read all of Proverbs 21Proverbs 21:31 word by word
ס֗וּס מ֭וּכָן לְי֣וֹם מִלְחָמָ֑ה וְ֝לַֽיהוָ֗ה הַתְּשׁוּעָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 21:31
- Psalms 20:7Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
- Psalms 33:17An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
- Psalms 147:10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
- Isaiah 31:1Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!
- Psalms 3:3But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
- Psalms 68:20He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.
- Psalms 144:10It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
Commentaries on Proverbs 21:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31The horse is prepared against the day of battle - Horses were not used among the Jews before the time of Solomon. There was a Divine command against them, Deuteronomy 17:16; but Solomon transgressed it; see 1 Kings 10:29. But he here allows that a horse is a vain thing for safety; and that however strong and well appointed cavalry may be, still safety, escape, and victory, are of the Lord. Among the ancient Asiatics, the horse was used only for war; oxen…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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- 1. Proverbs 21:31 safety: or, victory ↩
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
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