Psalms 147:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

He does not delight in the strength of the horse: he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

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  • 1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But the LORD said to Samuel, Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have refused him: for the LORD sees not as man sees; for man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks 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 there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel: and Asahel was as fleet of foot as a wild gazelle. 19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he did not turn to the right or the left from following Abner. 20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is that you, Asahel? And he answered, I am. 21 And Abner said to him, Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and take hold of one of the young men, and take his armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following him. 22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn aside from following me: why should I strike you to the ground? How could I face Joab your brother? 23 But he refused to turn aside: therefore Abner struck him with the back end of the spear under the fifth rib, so the spear came out behind him; and he fell there and died on the spot: and as many as came to the place where Asahel fell and died stood still.
  • Job 39:19-25 : 19 Have you given the horse its strength? Have you clothed its neck with a mane? 20 Can you make it leap like a locust? Its majestic snorting is terrifying. 21 It paws in the valley and rejoices in its strength; it charges into the throng of battle. 22 It laughs at fear and is not dismayed; it does not turn back from the sword. 23 The quiver rattles against it, the flashing spear and the javelin. 24 It devours the ground with fierceness and rage; it cannot stand still at the sound of the trumpet. 25 At the blast of the trumpets, it says, 'Ha, ha!' It smells the battle from afar, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
  • Ps 20:7 : 7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
  • Ps 33:16-18 : 16 No king is saved by the multitude of an army; a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 17 A horse is a vain hope for safety; neither shall it deliver any by its great strength. 18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his mercy,
  • Prov 21:31 : 31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but safety is of the LORD.
  • 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, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding, nor favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
  • Isa 31:1 : 1 Woe to those who 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 do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the LORD!
  • Hos 1:7 : 7 But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.

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    11The LORD takes pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

  • Ps 33:16-17
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    77%

    16No king is saved by the multitude of an army; a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

    17A horse is a vain hope for safety; neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.

  • Ps 69:31
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    31This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that has horns and hooves.

  • Amos 2:14-15
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    14Therefore flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not reinforce his strength, neither shall the mighty save himself:

    15Neither shall he stand that handles the bow; and he who is swift of foot shall not save himself: neither shall he who rides the horse save himself.

  • Job 39:18-22
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    18When she lifts herself on high, she laughs at the horse and its rider.

    19Have you given the horse its strength? Have you clothed its neck with a mane?

    20Can you make it leap like a locust? Its majestic snorting is terrifying.

    21It paws in the valley and rejoices in its strength; it charges into the throng of battle.

    22It laughs at fear and is not dismayed; it does not turn back from the sword.

  • Ps 147:9
    71%

    9He gives to the beast its food, and to the young ravens which cry.

  • Prov 21:30-31
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    30There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against the LORD.

    31The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but safety is of the LORD.

  • Ps 149:4
    70%

    4For the LORD takes pleasure in his people: he will beautify the humble with salvation.

  • Ps 32:9
    70%

    9Do not be like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding, whose mouth must be controlled with bit and bridle, lest they come near you.

  • Job 34:9
    69%

    9For he has said, It profits a man nothing to delight himself in God.

  • Deut 17:16
    69%

    16But he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, for the LORD has said to you, 'You shall not return that way again.'

  • Ps 51:16
    69%

    16For you do not desire sacrifice, or I would give it; you do not delight in burnt offering.

  • Job 39:7-8
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    7He mocks the city's throng, nor does he heed the driver's shout.

    8The range of mountains is his pasture, and he searches after every green thing.

  • Heb 10:6
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    6In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you had no pleasure.

  • Prov 19:10
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    10Delight is not fitting for a fool; much less for a servant to rule over princes.

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    34He makes my feet like hinds' feet, and sets me upon my high places.

  • Ps 37:4
    67%

    4Delight yourself also in the LORD, and he shall give you the desires of your heart.

  • Ps 18:33
    67%

    33He makes my feet like deer's feet, and sets me upon my high places.

  • Lam 3:33
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    33For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men.

  • Ps 16:3
    67%

    3But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.'

  • Ps 21:1
    67%

    1The king shall rejoice in your strength, O LORD; and in your salvation, how greatly shall he rejoice!

  • 1 Chr 16:27
    67%

    27Glory and honor are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.

  • Isa 58:14
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    14Then you shall delight yourself in the LORD; and I will cause you to ride on the high places of the earth, and feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father: for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.

  • Hos 14:3
    67%

    3Assyria will not save us; we will not ride on horses: neither will we say anymore to the work of our hands, You are our gods: for in you the orphan finds mercy.

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    67%

    10A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

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    23The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, and he delights in his way.

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    10And it shall come to pass in that day, says the LORD, that I will cut off your horses out of the midst of you, and I will destroy your chariots.

  • Prov 24:18
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    18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

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    67%

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

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    66%

    22In his neck remains strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.

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    66%

    4For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; nor shall evil dwell with you.

  • Ps 111:2
    66%

    2The works of the LORD are great, sought out by all who have pleasure in them.

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    1Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes arrogant: neither do I concern myself with great matters, or with things too high for me.

  • Ps 10:4
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    4The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God; God is not in all his thoughts.

  • Ps 1:2
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    2But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night.

  • Ps 148:10
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    10Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds;

  • Ps 52:7
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    7Look, this is the man that did not make God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

  • Ps 40:4
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    4Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust and does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

  • Judg 5:22
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    22Then were the horsehoofs broken by the prancing, the prancing of their mighty ones.

  • Amos 6:13
    66%

    13You who rejoice in a thing of nothing, who say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

  • Isa 31:1
    65%

    1Woe to those who 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 do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the LORD!