Proverbs 21:31 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

³¹ The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³¹ The horse is prepared against the day of battle: But safety is of the LORD.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³¹ The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but deliverance and victory are of the Lord.

American Standard Version (1901)

³¹ The horse is prepared against the day of battle; But victory is of Jehovah.

Common English Bible

³¹ A horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory belongs to the LORD.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³¹ The horse is prepared for the day of battle. But the Lord bestows salvation.

Proverbs 21:31 Cross References

Psalm 20:7

Some take pride in chariots and some in horses, but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God.

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and who rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel or consult the Lord!

Psalm 147:10

His delight is not in the strength of the horse nor his pleasure in the speed of a runner,

Psalm 68:20

Our God is a God of salvation, and to God, the Lord, belongs escape from death.

Psalm 3:3

But you, O Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

Psalm 3:8

Deliverance belongs to the Lord; may your blessing be on your people! Selah

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to the skillful, but time and chance happen to them all.

Psalm 144:10

the one who gives victory to kings, who rescues his servant David.

Jeremiah 3:23

Truly the hills are a delusion, a tumult on the mountains. Truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.

1 Corinthians 15:57

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Samuel 23:12

But he took his stand in the middle of the plot, defended it, and killed the Philistines, and the Lord brought about a great victory.

Psalm 20:8

They will collapse and fall, but we shall rise and stand upright.