But Uriah did not go home. Uriah slept outside the door of the king’s house. He slept there like all the king’s servants did.
Proverbs 21:30 - Easy To Read Version There is no person who is wise enough to make a plan that can succeed if the Lord is against it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition There is no [human] wisdom or understanding or counsel [that can prevail] against the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Jehovah. Common English Bible No wisdom, understanding, or advice can stand up against the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel, which is against the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel against the Lord. |
But Uriah did not go home. Uriah slept outside the door of the king’s house. He slept there like all the king’s servants did.
Ahijah heard her coming to the door. So Ahijah said, “Come in, Jeroboam’s wife. Why are you trying to make people think you are someone else? I have some bad news for you.
One of the officers of the king of Aram said, “My lord and king, not one of us is a spy! Elisha, the prophet from Israel, can tell the king of Israel {many secret things— even} the words that you speak in your bedroom!”
Can you put a rope through his nose,\par or a hook through his jaw?\par
When the Lord makes a plan, no person can stop that plan. When the Lord raises his arm to punish people, no person can stop him.
I tell you if you are trusting in power and smart plans for battle—then that is useless. Those are nothing but empty words. Now I ask you, who do you trust so much that you are willing to rebel against me?
“Look at these people! They are arguing with the One who made them. Look at them argue with me! They are like pieces of clay from a broken pot. A man uses soft, wet clay to make a pot. And the clay does not ask, ‘Man, what are you doing?’ Things that are made don’t have the power to question the one who makes them. \{People are like this clay.\}
The Lord says:\par “Wise men must not brag\par about their wisdom.\par Strong men must not brag\par about their strength.\par Rich men must not brag\par about their money.\par
\{But the men did not want to throw Jonah into the sea.\} The men tried to row the ship back to the shore, but they were not able to. The wind and the waves of the sea were too strong—and they were becoming stronger and stronger!
And so now I tell you: Stay away from these men. Leave them alone. If their plan comes from men, it will fail.
But if this is from God, then you will not be able to stop them. You might even be fighting against God himself!”
Someone told the king of Jericho, “Last night some men from Israel came to look for weaknesses in our country.”