Psalm 33:17
A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.
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Psalm 20:7
Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

Judges 4:15
And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot.

2 Kings 7:6, 7
For the LORD had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to each other, "Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us." . . .

Proverbs 21:31
A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.

Ecclesiastes 9:11
I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful; rather, time and chance happen to all.

Isaiah 30:16
"No, " you say, "we will flee on horses." Therefore you will flee! "We will ride swift horses, " but your pursuers will be faster.

Hosea 14:3
Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, 'Our gods!' to the work of our own hands. For in You the orphan finds compassion."

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Psalm 147:10
He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.

Job 39:19-25
Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane? . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A horse is a false hope for victory; Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.

King James Bible
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The horse is a false hope for safety; it provides no escape by its great power.

International Standard Version
It is vain to trust in a horse for deliverance, even with its great strength, it cannot deliver.

NET Bible
A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The salvation of a horse is false, for he does not deliver his rider by the greatness of his strength.
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