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Proverbs 21:30 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Proverbs 21:30 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 21 verse 30 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.”
Proverbs 21:30 (KJV)
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Commentary on Proverbs 21:30
This verse stands as one of Scripture's most definitive declarations of divine sovereignty. The threefold negation—'no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel'—emphatically asserts that all human resources utterly fail when opposed to God. The Hebrew construction uses לְנֶגֶד יְהוָה (leneged YHWH, 'against the LORD'), indicating active opposition or standing 'before/in the presence of' God. No human strategy, intelligence, or planning can succeed when it contradicts God's purposes. This echoes Job 42:2: 'I know that thou canst do all things, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.' Isaia...
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Cross-References for Proverbs 21:30
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“you will not be able to overthrow it”
“but Yahweh's counsel will prevail.”
“Don't let the wise man glory in his wisdom”
“and who can stop it? His hand is stretched out”
“He has taken the wise in their craftiness.{Job 5:13}”
“you peoples”
“and from ancient times things that are not [yet] done; saying”
“Ephraim”
“a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.{Isaiah 8:14} For they stumble at the word”