Proverbs 21:30

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the LORD.

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 5:39 : 39 but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God.” He convinced them,
  • Jer 9:23 : 23 The LORD says,“Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. Rich people should not boast that they are rich.
  • Prov 19:21 : 21 There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the LORD which will stand.
  • Isa 8:9-9 : 9 You will be broken, O nations; you will be shattered! Pay attention, all you distant lands of the earth! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered! 10 Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted! Issue your orders, but they will not be executed! For God is with us!
  • Isa 14:27 : 27 Indeed, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has a plan, and who can possibly frustrate it? His hand is ready to strike, and who can possibly stop it?
  • Isa 46:10-11 : 10 who announces the end from the beginning and reveals beforehand what has not yet occurred, who says,‘My plan will be realized, I will accomplish what I desire,’ 11 who summons an eagle from the east, from a distant land, one who carries out my plan. Yes, I have decreed, yes, I will bring it to pass; I have formulated a plan, yes, I will carry it out.
  • Isa 7:5-7 : 5 Syria has plotted with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah to bring about your demise. 6 They say,“Let’s attack Judah, terrorize it, and conquer it. Then we’ll set up the son of Tabeel as its king.” 7 For this reason the Sovereign LORD says:“It will not take place; it will not happen.
  • 1 Cor 3:19-20 : 19 For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written,“He catches the wise in their craftiness.” 20 And again,“The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”
  • Acts 4:27-28 : 27 “For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, 28 to do as much as your power and your plan had decided beforehand would happen.
  • 1 Pet 2:8 : 8 and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
  • Jonah 1:13 : 13 Instead, they tried to row back to land, but they were not able to do so because the storm kept growing worse and worse.

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  • Prov 21:31
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    31A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but the victory is from the LORD.

  • Prov 19:21
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    21There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the LORD which will stand.

  • Isa 8:10
    74%

    10Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted! Issue your orders, but they will not be executed! For God is with us!

  • Job 12:13
    74%

    13“With God are wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.

  • Ps 33:10-11
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    10The LORD frustrates the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans of the peoples.

    11The LORD’s decisions stand forever; his plans abide throughout the ages.

  • Prov 30:30-31
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    73%

    30a lion, mightiest of the beasts, who does not retreat from anything;

    31a strutting rooster, a male goat, and a king with his army around him.

  • Isa 28:29
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    29This also comes from the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, who gives supernatural guidance and imparts great wisdom.

  • Deut 32:28
    73%

    28They are a nation devoid of wisdom, and there is no understanding among them.

  • Ps 33:16-17
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    16No king is delivered by his vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great might.

    17A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver.

  • Prov 15:22
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    22Plans fail when there is no counsel, but with abundant advisers they are established.

  • Isa 31:2
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    2Yet he too is wise and he will bring disaster; he does not retract his decree. He will attack the wicked nation, and the nation that helps those who commit sin.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked person has put on a bold face, but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

  • Prov 8:14
    72%

    14Counsel and sound wisdom belong to me; I possess understanding and might.

  • Prov 3:5
    72%

    5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.

  • Job 41:10
    71%

    10Is it not fierce when it is awakened? Who is he, then, who can stand before it?

  • Job 21:16
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    16But their prosperity is not their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

  • Prov 2:6
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    6For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

  • Job 9:4
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    4He is wise in heart and mighty in strength– who has resisted him and remained safe?

  • Prov 21:1
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    1The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

  • Lam 3:36-37
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    36to defraud a person in a lawsuit– the Lord does not approve of such things!

    37מ(Mem) Whose command was ever fulfilled unless the Lord decreed it?

  • 1 Cor 3:19-20
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    19For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written,“He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

    20And again,“The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”

  • Prov 19:3
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    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 24:6
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    6for with guidance you wage your war, and with numerous advisers there is victory.

  • Job 41:33
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    33The likes of it is not on earth, a creature without fear.

  • Prov 16:33
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    33The dice are thrown into the lap, but their every decision is from the LORD.

  • Eccl 1:15
    69%

    15What is bent cannot be straightened, and what is missing cannot be supplied.

  • Rom 3:11
    69%

    11there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks God.

  • 1 Chr 17:20
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    20O LORD, there is none like you; there is no God besides you! What we heard is true!

  • Prov 20:24
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    24The steps of a person are ordained by the LORD– so how can anyone understand his own way?

  • Prov 11:14
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    14When there is no guidance a nation falls, but there is success in the abundance of counselors.

  • Job 32:13
    69%

    13So do not say,‘We have found wisdom! God will refute him, not man!’

  • 1 Sam 2:3
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    3Don’t keep speaking so arrogantly. Proud talk should not come out of your mouth! For the LORD is a God who knows; he evaluates what people do.

  • Prov 21:22
    69%

    22A wise man went up against the city of the mighty and brought down the stronghold in which they trust.

  • Nah 1:9
    69%

    9Denunciation and Destruction of Nineveh Whatever you plot against the LORD, he will completely destroy! Distress will not arise a second time.

  • Prov 14:33
    69%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Eccl 7:19
    69%

    19Wisdom Needed Because No One is Truly Righteous Wisdom gives a wise person more protection than ten rulers in a city.

  • Job 26:3
    69%

    3How you have advised the one without wisdom, and abundantly revealed your insight!

  • Rom 11:34
    69%

    34For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?

  • Isa 33:6
    69%

    6He is your constant source of stability; he abundantly provides safety and great wisdom; he gives all this to those who fear him.

  • Prov 20:18
    69%

    18Plans are established by counsel, so make war with guidance.

  • Ps 147:5
    69%

    5Our Lord is great and has awesome power; there is no limit to his wisdom.

  • Jer 10:23
    69%

    23LORD, we know that people do not control their own destiny. It is not in their power to determine what will happen to them.

  • Ps 2:2
    69%

    2The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the LORD and his anointed king.

  • Isa 29:15
    69%

    15Those who try to hide their plans from the LORD are as good as dead, who do their work in secret and boast,“Who sees us? Who knows what we’re doing?”

  • Isa 41:28
    69%

    28I look, but there is no one, among them there is no one who serves as an adviser, that I might ask questions and receive answers.