Proverbs 21:30

New American Bible - revised edition

No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel prevail against the Lord.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:9

But Uriah slept at the entrance of the king’s house with the other officers of his lord, and did not go down to his own house.

1 Kings 14:6

So Ahijah, hearing the sound of her footsteps as she entered the door, said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why are you in disguise? For my part, I have been commissioned to give you bitter news.

2 Kings 6:12

“No one, my lord king,” answered one of the officers. “The Israelite prophet Elisha can tell the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.”

Job 41:2

No one is fierce enough to arouse him; who then dares stand before me?

Proverbs 19:21

Many are the plans of the human heart, but it is the decision of the Lord that endures.

Ecclesiastes 6:10

Whatever is, was long ago given its name, and human nature is known; mortals cannot contend in judgment with One who is stronger.

Isaiah 14:27

The Lord of hosts has planned; who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out; who can turn it back? Philistia.

Isaiah 36:5

Do you think mere words substitute for strategy and might in war? In whom, then, do you place your trust, that you rebel against me?

Isaiah 45:9

Woe to anyone who contends with their Maker; a potsherd among potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to the potter, “What are you doing?” or, “What you are making has no handles”?

Jeremiah 9:23

But rather, let those who boast, boast of this, that in their prudence they know me, Know that I, the Lord, act with fidelity, justice, and integrity on earth. How I take delight in these—oracle of the Lord. False Circumcision.

Jonah 1:13

Still the men rowed hard to return to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy.

Acts 5:38

So now I tell you, have nothing to do with these men, and let them go. For if this endeavor or this activity is of human origin, it will destroy itself.

Acts 5:39

But if it comes from God, you will not be able to destroy them; you may even find yourselves fighting against God.” They were persuaded by him.

Joshua 2:2

But a report was brought to the king of Jericho: “Some men came here last night, Israelites, to spy out the land.”

1 Peter 2:8

and “A stone that will make people stumble, and a rock that will make them fall.” They stumble by disobeying the word, as is their destiny.