Proverbs 21:31

New International Version

The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the Lord.

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:12

But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field. He defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the Lord brought about a great victory.

Psalm 144:10

to the One who gives victory to kings, who delivers his servant David. From the deadly sword

Psalm 147:10

His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;

Psalm 20:7

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

Psalm 20:8

They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.

Psalm 3:3

But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.

Psalm 3:8

From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.

Psalm 68:20

Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in the multitude of their chariots and in the great strength of their horsemen, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel, or seek help from the Lord.

Jeremiah 3:23

Surely the idolatrous commotion on the hills and mountains is a deception; surely in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.

1 Corinthians 15:57

But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.