Psalms 147:10

American Standard Version (1901)

He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But Jehovah said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for [Jehovah seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh on the heart.
  • 2 Sam 1:23 : 23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, And in their death they were not divided: They were swifter than eagles, They were stronger than lions.
  • 2 Sam 2:18-23 : 18 And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe. 19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. 20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, Asahel? And he answered, It is I. 21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him. [ 22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother? 23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
  • Job 39:19-25 : 19 Hast thou given the horse [his] might? Hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane? 20 Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible. 21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth out to meet the armed men. 22 He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed; Neither turneth he back from the sword. 23 The quiver rattleth against him, The flashing spear and the javelin. 24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage; Neither believeth he that it is the voice of the trumpet. 25 As oft as the trumpet [soundeth] he saith, Aha! And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
  • Ps 20:7 : 7 Some [trust] in chariots, and some in horses; But we will make mention of the name of Jehovah our God.
  • Ps 33:16-18 : 16 There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. 17 A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power. 18 Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his lovingkindness;
  • Prov 21:31 : 31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle; But victory is of Jehovah.
  • Eccl 9:11 : 11 I 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 favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
  • Isa 31:1 : 1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, and rely 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 Jehovah!
  • Hos 1:7 : 7 But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by Jehovah their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.

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    11Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness.

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    77%

    16There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

    17A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power.

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    31And it will please Jehovah better than an ox, [Or] a bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

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    14And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;

    15neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver [himself] ; neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself;

  • Job 39:18-22
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    72%

    18What time she lifteth up herself on high, She scorneth the horse and his rider.

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    22He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed; Neither turneth he back from the sword.

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    9He giveth to the beast his food, [And] to the young ravens which cry.

  • Prov 21:30-31
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    70%

    30There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Jehovah.

    31The horse is prepared against the day of battle; But victory is of Jehovah.

  • Ps 149:4
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    4For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.

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    9Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, [Else] they will not come near unto thee.

  • Job 34:9
    69%

    9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing That he should delight himself with God.

  • Deut 17:16
    69%

    16Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; forasmuch as Jehovah hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

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    8The range of the mountains is his pasture, And he searcheth after every green thing.

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    6In whole burnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sin thou hadst no pleasure:

  • Prov 19:10
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    10Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • 2 Sam 22:34
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    34He maketh his feet like hinds' [feet], And setteth me upon my high places.

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    4Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

  • Ps 18:33
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  • Lam 3:33
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    3As for the saints that are in the earth, They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

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    10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

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    66%

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