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Proverbs 21:31

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[There is] no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.	The horse [is] prepared against the day of battle: but safety [is] of the LORD.	A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favour rather than silver and gold.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The horse^H5483 is prepared^H3559 against the day^H3117 of battle^H4421: but safety^H8668 is of the LORD^H3068.

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Original Hebrew

סוּס מוּכָן לְיֹום מִלְחָמָה וְלַיהוָה הַתְּשׁוּעָה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ס֗וּס	Sus	H5483	HNcmsa	a horse
מ֭וּכָן	Mu.khon	H3559	HVHsmsa	(is) prepared
לְ/י֣וֹם	le./Yom	H3117	HR/Ncmsc	for/ a day of
מִלְחָמָ֑ה	mil.cha.Mah	H4421	HNcfsa	battle
וְ֝/לַֽ/יהוָ֗ה	ve./la./Yah.weh	H3068	HC/R/Np	and/ (belongs) to/ Yahweh
הַ/תְּשׁוּעָֽה	ha./te.shu.'Ah	H8668	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ victory

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3117 — יוֹם (yôwm, yome): from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
• H3559 — כּוּן (kûwn, koon): a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous); certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, [idiom] very deed.
• H4421 — מִלְחָמָה (milchâmâh, mil-khaw-maw'): from לָחַם (in the sense of fighting); a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare); battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
• H5483 — סוּס (çûwç, soos): or סֻס; from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight); crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare פָּרָשׁ.
• H8668 — תְּשׁוּעָה (tᵉshûwʻâh, tesh-oo-aw'): or תְּשֻׁעָה; from שָׁוַע in the sense of יָשַׁע; rescue (literal or figurative, persons, national or spiritual); deliverance, help, safety, salvation, victory.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• but — Psalms 3:3, Psalms 3:8, Psalms 68:20
• horse — Psalms 20:7, Psalms 33:17-18, Psalms 147:10, Ecclesiastes 9:11, Isaiah 31:1
• safety — Psalms 144:10

Reciprocal references (18): Exodus 15:19, Joshua 8:7, 1 Samuel 17:47, 2 Samuel 8:6, 2 Samuel 23:12, 1 Kings 12:21, 2 Kings 5:1, 2 Kings 18:20, 1 Chronicles 11:14, 1 Chronicles 18:6, 2 Chronicles 11:1, Job 39:21, Psalms 127:1, Isaiah 36:5, Isaiah 36:9, Daniel 11:15, Zechariah 10:3, 1 Corinthians 15:57

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: SAFETY
• Torrey’s: HORSE, THE, PROTECTION, PROVIDENCE OF GOD, THE
• Nave’s: GOD, HORSE

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