Proverbs 21:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.”
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“A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the Lord.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The horse is prepared against the day of battle; But victory is of Jehovah.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“A horse is prepared for a day of battle, And the deliverance <FI>is<Fi> of Jehovah!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 21:31 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 23:12But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.
- Psalms 3:3But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
- Psalms 3:8Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah
- Psalms 20:7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
- Psalms 20:8They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
- Psalms 33:17A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.
- Psalms 68:20Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.
- Psalms 144:10to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.
- Psalms 147:10He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.
- Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
- Jeremiah 3:23Surely deception comes from the hills, and commotion from the mountains. Surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God.
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