Proverbs
Proverbs 21:30–31
30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
that can prevail against the LORD.
31A horse is prepared for the day of battle,
but victory is of the LORD.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Proverbs 21:30
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| no | אֵ֣ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| wisdom | חָ֭כְמָה | ḥāḵ·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| no | וְאֵ֣ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| understanding | תְּבוּנָ֑ה | tə·ḇū·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice |
| no | וְאֵ֥ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| counsel | עֵ֝צָ֗ה | ‘ê·ṣāh | Noun - feminine singular | H6098 counsel, advice |
| can prevail against | לְנֶ֣גֶד | lə·ne·ḡeḏ | Preposition-l | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃פ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Proverbs 21:31
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A horse | ס֗וּס | sūs | Noun - masculine singular | H5483 swallow or swift |
| is prepared | מ֭וּכָן | mū·ḵān | Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| for the day | לְי֣וֹם | lə·yō·wm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| of battle | מִלְחָמָ֑ה | mil·ḥā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| but victory | הַתְּשׁוּעָֽה׃ | hat·tə·šū·‘āh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8668 deliverance, salvation |
| of the LORD | וְ֝לַֽיהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 21:30 Acts 5:39 · Proverbs 19:21 · Jeremiah 9:23 · Isaiah 14:27 · 1 Corinthians 3:19–20 · Isaiah 8:9–10 · Acts 4:27–28 · Isaiah 46:10–11 · Isaiah 7:5–7
Proverbs 21:31 Psalm 20:7 · Isaiah 31:1 · Psalm 33:17–18 · Psalm 147:10 · Psalm 3:3 · Psalm 68:20 · Psalm 3:8 · Ecclesiastes 9:11 · Psalm 144:10 · Jeremiah 3:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.