Proverbs 21:30

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 5:39 : 39 But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God.
  • Jer 9:23 : 23 This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:
  • Prov 19:21 : 21 A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.
  • Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Have knowledge, O peoples, and be in fear; give ear, all you far-off parts of the earth: 10 Let your designs be formed, and they will come to nothing; give your orders, and they will not be effected: for God is with us.
  • Isa 14:27 : 27 For it is the purpose of the Lord of armies, and who will make it of no effect? when his hand is stretched out, by whom may it be turned back?
  • Isa 46:10-11 : 10 Making clear from the first what is to come, and from past times the things which have not so far come about; saying, My purpose is fixed, and I will do all my pleasure; 11 Sending for a bird of strong flight from the east, the man of my purpose from a far country; I have said it, and I will give effect to it; the thing designed by me will certainly be done.
  • Isa 7:5-7 : 5 Because Aram has made evil designs against you, saying, 6 Let us go up against Judah, troubling her, and forcing our way into her, and let us put up a king in her, even the son of Tabeel: 7 This is the word of the Lord God: This design will not come about or be effected.
  • 1 Cor 3:19-20 : 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs: 20 And again, The Lord has knowledge of the reasonings of the wise, that they are nothing.
  • Acts 4:27-28 : 27 For, truly, in this town, against your holy servant, Jesus, who was marked out by you as Christ, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, came together, 28 To do that which had been fixed before by your hand and your purpose.
  • 1 Pet 2:8 : 8 And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.
  • Jonah 1:13 : 13 And the men were working hard to get back to the land, but they were not able to do so: for the sea got rougher and rougher against them.

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    21 A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.

  • Isa 8:10
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    10 Let your designs be formed, and they will come to nothing; give your orders, and they will not be effected: for God is with us.

  • Job 12:13
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    13 With him there is wisdom and strength; power and knowledge are his.

  • Ps 33:10-11
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    10 The Lord undoes the designs of the nations; he makes the thoughts of the peoples without effect.

    11 The Lord's purpose is eternal, the designs of his heart go on through all the generations of man.

  • Prov 30:30-31
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    30 The lion, which is strongest among beasts, not turning from his way for any;

    31 The war-horse, and the he-goat, and the king when his army is with him.

  • Isa 28:29
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    29 This comes from the Lord of armies, purposing wonders, and wise in all his acts.

  • Deut 32:28
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    28 For they are a nation without wisdom; there is no sense in them.

  • Ps 33:16-17
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    16 A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.

    17 A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger.

  • Prov 15:22
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    22 Where there are no wise suggestions, purposes come to nothing; but by a number of wise guides they are made certain.

  • Isa 31:2
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    2 Though he is wise, and able to send evil, and his purpose will not be changed; but he will go against the house of the evil-doers, and against those to whom they are looking for help.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29 The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.

  • Prov 8:14
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    14 Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.

  • Prov 3:5
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    5 Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support.

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    10 Out of his mouth go burning lights, and flames of fire are jumping up.

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    16 Truly, is not their well-being in their power? (The purpose of the evil-doers is far from me.)

  • Prov 2:6
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    6 For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:

  • Job 9:4
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    4 He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?

  • Prov 21:1
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    1 The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.

  • Lam 3:36-37
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    36 In his doing wrong to a man in his cause, the Lord has no pleasure.

    37 Who is able to say a thing, and give effect to it, if it has not been ordered by the Lord?

  • 1 Cor 3:19-20
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    19 For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs:

    20 And again, The Lord has knowledge of the reasonings of the wise, that they are nothing.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3 By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • Prov 24:6
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    6 For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation.

  • Prov 16:33
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    33 A thing may be put to the decision of chance, but it comes about through the Lord.

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    15 That which is bent may not be made straight, and that which is not there may not be numbered.

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    11 Not one who has the knowledge of what is right, not one who is a searcher after God;

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    24 A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?

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    14 When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe.

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    13 Take care that you do not say, Wisdom is here; God may overcome him, but not man.

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    3 Say no more words of pride; let not uncontrolled sayings come out of your mouths: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, by him acts are judged.

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    22 A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.

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    9 What are you designing against the Lord? he will put an end to it: his haters will not come up again a second time.

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    33 Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

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    3 How have you given teaching to him who has no wisdom, and fully made clear true knowledge!

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    34 Who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord? or who has taken part in his purposes?

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    6 And she will have no more fear of change, being full of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of the Lord is her wealth.

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    18 Every purpose is put into effect by wise help: and by wise guiding make war.

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    23 O Lord, I am conscious that a man's way is not in himself: man has no power of guiding his steps.

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