Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

An horse

Psalm 20:7

Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
But we will remember and trust in the name of the Lord our God.
Judges 4:15
And the Lord routed Sisera and all his chariots and [confused] all his army with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera dismounted from his chariot and fled away on foot.
2 Kings 7:6
For the Lord had caused the Aramean army to hear the sound of chariots, and the sound of horses, the sound of a great army. They had said to one another, “The king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come [and fight] against us.”
Proverbs 21:31

The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But deliverance and victory belong to the Lord.
Ecclesiastes 9:11
I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the strong, and neither is bread to the wise nor riches to those of intelligence and understanding nor favor to men of ability; but time and chance overtake them all.
Isaiah 30:16

And you said, “No! We will flee on horses!”
Therefore you will flee [from your enemies]!
And [you said], “We will ride on swift horses!”
Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift.
Hosea 14:3

“Assyria will not save us;
We will not ride on horses [relying on military might],
Nor will we say again to [the idols who are] the work of our hands,
‘You are our gods.’
For in You [O Lord] the orphan finds love and compassion and mercy.”

His great

Psalm 147:10

He does not delight in the strength (military power) of the horse,
Nor does He take pleasure in the legs (strength) of a man.
Job 39:19

“Have you given the horse his might?
Have you clothed his neck with quivering and a shaking mane?

General references

Psalm 44:6

For I will not trust in my bow,
Nor will my sword save me.