Proverbs 21:31
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.”Proverbs 21:31
What Does Proverbs 21:31 Mean?
Proverbs 21:31 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 21, verse 31 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 21:31 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 20:7“Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.”1 Corinthians 15:57“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”Isaiah 31:1“Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!”Psalms 33:17“An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.”Psalms 147:10“He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.”Psalms 3:3“But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.”Psalms 68:20“He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.”Psalms 3:8“Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.”Ecclesiastes 9:11“I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.”Psalms 144:10“It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.”Jeremiah 3:23“Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.”2 Kings 5:1“Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.”2 Samuel 23:12“But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.”1 Chronicles 11:14“And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.”1 Chronicles 18:6“Then David put garrisons in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.”Zechariah 10:3“Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.”Exodus 15:19“For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.”2 Samuel 8:6“Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.”Job 39:21“He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.”Isaiah 36:9“How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?”
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