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Proverbs 21:30

There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.

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ASV

There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Jehovah.

KJV

There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

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8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֵ֣ין'einthere notH369 →
חָ֭כְמָהchokh.mah[is] wisdomH2451 →
וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand there notH369 →
תְּבוּנָ֑הte.vu.Nah[is] understandingH8394 →
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there notH369 →
עֵ֝צָ֗ה'e.Tzah[is] counselH6098 →
לְנֶ֣גֶדle.Ne.gedto beforeH5048 →
יְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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Psalms 33:10The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.Proverbs 16:9A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.Job 5:12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.Isaiah 8:10Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”Isaiah 46:10I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’Nahum 1:9Whatever you plot against the LORD, He will bring to an end. Affliction will not rise up a second time.Acts 5:39But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.Jeremiah 9:23This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.Lamentations 3:37Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?Isaiah 14:27The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back?1 Corinthians 3:19–20For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”Isaiah 14:24The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.Isaiah 8:9–10Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!2 Corinthians 13:8For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.Isaiah 7:7But this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘It will not arise; it will not happen.Isaiah 46:10–11I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’Acts 4:27–28In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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