Proverbs 21:31

Authorized King James Version (1611)

The horse [is] prepared against the day of battle: but safety [is] of the LORD.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 31:1 : 1 ¶ Woe 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!
  • Ps 3:8 : 8 Salvation [belongeth] unto the LORD: thy blessing [is] upon thy people. Selah.
  • Ps 20:7 : 7 Some [trust] in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
  • Ps 33:17-18 : 17 An horse [is] a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver [any] by his great strength. 18 Behold, the eye of the LORD [is] upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
  • Ps 68:20 : 20 [He that is] our God [is] the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord [belong] the issues from death.
  • Ps 144:10 : 10 [It is he] that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
  • Ps 147:10 : 10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
  • 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 favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
  • Jer 3:23 : 23 Truly in vain [is salvation hoped for] from the hills, [and from] the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God [is] the salvation of Israel.
  • Ps 3:3 : 3 But thou, O LORD, [art] a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

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

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    18Behold, the eye of the LORD [is] upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

  • Prov 21:30
    80%

    30¶ [There is] no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

  • Ps 20:7
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    7Some [trust] in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

  • Amos 2:15
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    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.

  • Isa 31:1
    72%

    1¶ Woe 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!

  • Job 39:18-19
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    71%

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

    19¶ Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?

  • Prov 24:6
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    6For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors [there is] safety.

  • Jer 51:21
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    21And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;

  • Jer 46:3-4
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    70%

    3Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.

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  • Ps 147:10
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    10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

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    17Ye shall not [need] to fight in this [battle]: set yourselves, stand ye [still], and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD [will be] with you.

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    1¶ When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, [and] a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

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    70%

    9Be ye not as the horse, [or] as the mule, [which] have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

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    31[As for] God, his way [is] perfect; the word of the LORD [is] tried: he [is] a buckler to all them that trust in him.

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    16But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.

  • Isa 22:7
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    7And it shall come to pass, [that] thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.

  • Nah 3:2-3
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  • Isa 31:3
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    39But the salvation of the righteous [is] of the LORD: [he is] their strength in the time of trouble.

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    15And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle [is] not yours, but God's.

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    68%

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    68%

    31A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom [there is] no rising up.

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    68%

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    68%

    21¶ [There are] many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

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    68%

    28Whose arrows [are] sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:

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    68%

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    68%

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    2 verses
    68%

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    68%

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    67%

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