Proverbs 21:31

In 11 translations

BSB

A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.

KJV

The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.safety: or, victory

WEB

The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but victory is with Yahweh.

ASV

The horse is prepared against the day of battle; But victory is of Jehovah.

LSV

A horse is prepared for a day of battle, || And the deliverance [is] of YHWH!

YLT

A horse is prepared for a day of battle, And the deliverance [is] of Jehovah!

DBY

The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but safety is of Jehovah.

DRC

The horse is prepared for the day of battle: but the Lord giveth safety.

GNV

The horse is prepared against the day of battell: but saluation is of the Lord.

JPS

The horse is prepared against the day of battle; but victory is of the LORD.

LXXE

A horse is prepared for the day of battle; but help is of the Lord.

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Original-language editions

WLC

ס֗וּס מ֭וּכָן לְי֣וֹם מִלְחָמָ֑ה וְ֝לַֽיהוָ֗ה הַתְּשׁוּעָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Ἵππος ἑτοιμάζεται εἰς ἡμέραν πολέμου, παρὰ δὲ Κυρίου ἡ βοήθεια.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 20:7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
• 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.
• Psalms 33:17–18A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save. Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
• Psalms 147:10He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
• Psalms 68:20Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.
• 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
• 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…
• Psalms 144:10to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.
• 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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