Proverbs 21:30

New International Reader's Version

No wisdom, wise saying or plan can succeed against the Lord.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:9

But Uriah didn’t go home. Instead, he slept at the entrance to the palace. He stayed there with all his master’s servants.

1 Kings 14:6

Ahijah heard the sound of her footsteps at the door. He said, “Come in. I know that you are Jeroboam’s wife. Why are you pretending to be someone else? I have some bad news for you.

2 Kings 6:12

“You are my king and master,” said one of his officers. “None of us is on Israel’s side. But Elisha is a prophet in Israel. He tells the king of Israel even the words you speak in your own bedroom.”

Job 41:2

Can you put a rope through its nose? Can you stick a hook through its jaw?

Proverbs 19:21

A person may have many plans in their heart. But the Lord’s purpose wins out in the end.

Ecclesiastes 6:10

God has already planned what now exists. He has already decided what a human being is. No one can argue with someone who is stronger.

Isaiah 14:27

The Lord who rules over all has planned it. Who can stop him? He has reached out his powerful hand. Who can keep him from using it?

Isaiah 36:5

You say you have a military plan. You say you have a strong army. But your words don’t mean anything. Who are you depending on? Why don’t you want to stay under my control?

Isaiah 45:9

How terrible it will be for anyone who argues with their Maker! They are like a broken piece of pottery lying on the ground. Does clay say to a potter, “What are you making?” Does a pot say, “The potter doesn’t have any skill”?

Jeremiah 9:23

The Lord says, “Do not let wise people brag about how wise they are. Do not let strong people boast about how strong they are. Do not let rich people brag about how rich they are.

Jonah 1:13

But the men didn’t do what he said. Instead, they did their best to row back to land. But they couldn’t. The sea got even rougher than before.

Acts 5:38

So let me give you some advice. Leave these men alone! Let them go! If their plans and actions only come from people, they will fail.

Acts 5:39

But if their plans come from God, you won’t be able to stop these men. You will only find yourselves fighting against God.”

Joshua 2:2

The king of Jericho was told, “Look! Some of the Israelites have come here tonight. They’ve come to check out the land.”

1 Peter 2:8

And, “It is a stone that causes people to trip. It is a rock that makes them fall.” (Isaiah 8:14) They trip and fall because they do not obey the message. That is also what God planned for them.