Proverbs
Proverbs 21:31
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.
| 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.
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.