Proverbs 21:30

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Jehovah.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Acts 5:39 : 39 but if it is of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found even to be fighting against God.
Jer 9:23 : 23 Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;
Prov 19:21 : 21 There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.
Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces. 10 Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
Isa 14:27 : 27 For Jehovah of hosts hath purposed, and who shall annul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
Isa 46:10-11 : 10 declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not [yet] done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure; 11 calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country; yea, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed, I will also do it.
Isa 7:5-7 : 5 Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have purposed evil against thee, saying, 6 Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set up a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeel; 7 thus saith the Lord Jehovah, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.
1 Cor 3:19-20 : 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness: 20 and again, The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise that they are vain.
Acts 4:27-28 : 27 for of a truth in this city against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together, 28 to do whatsoever thy hand and thy council foreordained to come to pass.
1 Pet 2:8 : 8 and, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence; for they stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
Jonah 1:13 : 13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 21:31
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31The horse is prepared against the day of battle; But victory is of Jehovah.
Prov 19:21
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21There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.
Isa 8:10
74%
10Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
Job 12:13
74%
13With [God] is wisdom and might; He hath counsel and understanding.
Ps 33:10-11
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74%
10Jehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
11The counsel of Jehovah standeth fast for ever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Prov 30:30-31
2 verses
73%
30The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for any;
31The greyhound; The he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up.
Isa 28:29
73%
29This also cometh forth from Jehovah of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.
Deut 32:28
73%
28For they are a nation void of counsel, And there is no understanding in them.
Ps 33:16-17
2 verses
73%
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.
Prov 15:22
73%
22Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
Isa 31:2
72%
2Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evil-doers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.
Prov 21:29
72%
29A wicked man hardeneth his face; But as for the upright, he establisheth his ways.
Prov 8:14
72%
14Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might.
Prov 3:5
72%
5Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:
Job 41:10
71%
10None is so fierce that he dare stir him up; Who then is he that can stand before me?
Job 21:16
70%
16Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Prov 2:6
70%
6For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding:
Job 9:4
70%
4[ He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered? --
Prov 21:1
70%
1The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: {H4325} He turneth it whithersoever he will.
Lam 3:36-37
2 verses
70%
36To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
37Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
1 Cor 3:19-20
2 verses
70%
19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness:
20and again, The Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise that they are vain.
Prov 19:3
70%
3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
Prov 24:6
70%
6For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war; And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Job 41:33
70%
33Upon earth there is not his like, That is made without fear.
Prov 16:33
70%
33The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.
Eccl 1:15
69%
15That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
Rom 3:11
69%
11There is none that understandeth, There is none that seeketh after God;
1 Chr 17:20
69%
20O Jehovah, there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
Prov 20:24
69%
24A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?
Prov 11:14
69%
14Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth; But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Job 32:13
69%
13Beware lest ye say, We have found wisdom; God may vanquish him, not man:
1 Sam 2:3
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3Talk no more so exceeding proudly; Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; For Jehovah is a God of knowledge, And by him actions are weighed.
Prov 21:22
69%
22A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
Nah 1:9
69%
9What do ye devise against Jehovah? he will make a full end; affliction shall not rise up the second time.
Prov 14:33
69%
33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.
Eccl 7:19
69%
19Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
Job 26:3
69%
3How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, And plentifully declared sound knowledge!
Rom 11:34
69%
34For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
Isa 33:6
69%
6And there shall be stability in thy times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah is thy treasure.
Prov 20:18
69%
18Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.
Ps 147:5
69%
5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
Jer 10:23
69%
23O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Ps 2:2
69%
2The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed, [saying],
Isa 29:15
69%
15Woe unto them that hide deep their counsel from Jehovah, and whose works are in the dark, and that say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
Isa 41:28
69%
28And when I look, there is no man: even among them there is no counsellor, that, when I ask of them, can answer a word.