George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Proverbs 21:31
Battle. It was kept for no other purpose by the eastern nations, who used oxen to till the land; asses and camels to carry burdens, Job xxxix. 18., and Psalm xix. 8., and xxxii. 17. (Calmet)
Battle. It was kept for no other purpose by the eastern nations, who used oxen to till the land; asses and camels to carry burdens, Job xxxix. 18., and Psalm xix. 8., and xxxii. 17. (Calmet)
Verse Proverbs 21:31. _THE HORSE_ IS _PREPARED AGAINST THE DAY OF BATTLE_] _Horses_ were not used among the Jews before the time of _Solomon_. There was a Divine command against them, Deuteronomy 17:...
Two companion proverbs. Nothing avails against, nothing without, God. The horse is the type of warlike strength, used chiefly or exclusively in battle. 1Ki 4:26; 1 Kings 10:26, may be thought of as ha...
CHAPTER 21 PERSONAL INSTRUCTIONS AS TO LIFE AND CONDUCT In the proverbs of this chapter the Lord is mentioned five times. “The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: He turne...
PROVERBS 21:1. WATERCOURSES: not the natural brooks and wadys of Palestine, but the artificial irrigation canals of Egypt or Babylonia, which could be diverted in any direction at will. Proverbs 21:4....
SAFETY, &C.. to Jehovah [belongeth] the salvation....
_safety_ Rather, VICTORY (A.V. marg. R.V. text), or _deliverance_(R.V. marg.). "Two companion proverbs (Proverbs 21:30). Nothing avails against, nothing without, God." (_Speaker's Comm_.)...
THE HORSE IS PREPARED AGAINST THE DAY OF BATTLE— Solomon mentions the _horse,_ instead of all warlike preparations, because it was the chief, and all nations placed much of their confidence in the num...
TEXT Proverbs 21:21-31 21. He that followeth after righteousness and kindness Findeth life, righteousness, and honor. 22. A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the strengt...
The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. THE HORSE IS PREPARED AGAINST THE DAY OF BATTLE: BUT SAFETY (SO THE CHALDAIC, SYRIAC, VULGATE: BUT MARGIN, ETC., 'VICTORY...
21:31 safety (g-11) Or 'deliverance,' or 'victory.'...
1. The 'watercourses' (RV) are the artificial irrigation channels of Egypt and Babylon (Isaiah 58:11)....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 21 V1 A king is like a canal that God controls. God leads the king in the way that God decides....
For Solomon, his horses were like today’s tanks. (Tanks are strong, powerful, army vehicles.) A horse was strong and fast in a battle. It could pull a chariot (vehicle) or carry a soldier. The enemy w...
THE HORSE IS PREPARED AGAINST THE DAY OF BATTLE. — These had been imported largely from Egypt in Solomon’s time, though this was in direct contravention of the Law (1 Kings 4:26, and Deuteronomy 17:16...
ס֗וּס מ֭וּכָן לְ יֹ֣ום מִלְחָמָ֑ה וְ֝ לַֽ
CHAPTER 22 WINE "He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich."- Proverbs 21:17 THE Septuagint translation has an interesting addition to the proverb in...
Verse Proverbs 21:4. The "lamp" of a man's life is his spirit. Where that is exalted and manifests itself in the high look and the proud heart, there is sin. All of which is to say that for a man to f...
REFLECTI0NS Reader! amidst the mingled view this Chapter affords of grace and corruption, in all their opposite effects and consequences, as well as their origin and termination, oh! that God the Holy...
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse t...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
THE HORSE [IS] PREPARED AGAINST THE DAY OF BATTLE,.... The horse is a warlike creature, and was much used formerly, as now, in war; these are prepared against the day of battle, to mount the cavalry w...
The horse [is] prepared against the day of battle: but safety [is] of the LORD. Ver. 31. _The horse is prepared against the day, &c._] A very serviceable creature, and in battle full of terror; so sw...
_The horse is prepared_, &c. Under which particular all warlike preparations are comprehended; _but safety is of the Lord_ The success of the battle depends not upon any human strength or art, but upo...
V. 31. THE HORSE IS PREPARED AGAINST THE DAY OF BATTLE, that is, men may make all arrangements and preparations for war, deeming the victory as good as gained; BUT SAFETY IS OF THE LORD, it is in His...
SAFETY: Or, victory...
THE HORSE; under which particular all warlike provisions are comprehended. SAFETY IS OF THE LORD; the success of the battle depends not upon any human strength or art, but merely upon God's providence...
Proverbs 21:31 horse H5483 prepared H3559 (H8716) day H3117 battle H4421 deliverance H8668 LORD H3068 horse -...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: Those who follow after righteousness, shall find righteousness, honor and life. KEY WORD: Counsel (Proverbs 20:5). STRONG VERSES: P...
Proverbs 21:1. _The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he will._ The allusion is probably to the water-meads and the ditches in the corn field...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 21:30_ COUNSEL AGAINST THE LORD I. ONLY THOSE PLANS SUCCEED WHICH HARMONISE WITH THE WILL OF GOD. This is of course true only in regard to the ultimate and final issue o...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 21:1 THE KING'S HEART IS IN THE HAND OF THE LORD, AS THE RIVERS OF WATER. We are to think of the little channels used for irrigation. As these are altogether under the gardener's...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Proverbs 21:1-31. Proverbs 21:1-31, Solomon declares: The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will (Prov...
Ecclesiastes 9:11; Isaiah 31:1; Psalms 144:10; Psalms 147:10;...
The horse — Under which all war — like provisions are comprehended....