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Proverbs 3:20
20By his knowledge the watery depths broke open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
Proverbs 3:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
- New International Version (NIV)by his knowledge the watery depths were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew.
- English Standard Version (ESV)by his knowledge the deeps broke open, and the clouds drop down the dew.
- New King James Version (NKJV)By His knowledge the depths were broken up, And clouds drop down the dew.
Context of Proverbs 3:20
18She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who hold on to her are happy. 19The Lord founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding. By his knowledge the watery depths broke open, and the clouds dripped with dew. 21Maintain sound wisdom and discretion. My son, don’t lose sight of them. 22They will be life for you and adornment for your neck.
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בְּ֭דַעְתּוֹ תְּהוֹמ֣וֹת נִבְקָ֑עוּ וּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗ים יִרְעֲפוּ־טָֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 3:20
- Genesis 1:9Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.
- Genesis 7:11In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the sources of the vast watery depths burst open, the floodgates of the sky were opened,
- Job 38:8Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst from the womb,
- Psalms 104:8mountains rose and valleys sank — to the place you established for them.
- Genesis 27:28May God give to you — from the dew of the sky and from the richness of the land — an abundance of grain and new wine.
- Deuteronomy 33:28So Israel dwells securely; Jacob lives untroubled in a land of grain and new wine; even his skies drip with dew.
- Job 36:27For he makes waterdrops evaporate; they distill the rain into its mist,
- Job 38:26to bring rain on an uninhabited land, on a desert with no human life,
- Psalms 65:9You visit the earth and water it abundantly, enriching it greatly. God’s stream is filled with water, for you prepare the earth in this way, providing people with grain.
- Jeremiah 14:22Can any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Or can the skies alone give showers? Are you not the Lord our God? We therefore put our hope in you, for you have done all these things.
- Joel 2:23Children of Zion, rejoice and be glad in the Lord your God, because he gives you the autumn rain for your vindication. He sends showers for you, both autumn and spring rain as before.
Commentaries on Proverbs 3:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20By his knowledge the depths are broken up - He determined in his wisdom how to break up the fountains of the great deep, so as to bring a flood of waters upon the earth; and by his knowledge those fissures in the earth through which springs of water arise have been appointed and determined; and it is by his skill and influence that vapours are exhaled, suspended in the atmosphere, and afterwards precipitated on the earth in rain, dews, etc. Thus the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Compare Genesis 1:7; Genesis 7:11; Job 38. Looking upon the face of Nature, men see two storehouses of the living water, without which it would be waste and barren. From the “depths” rush forth the surging waves, from the “clouds” falls the gentle rain or “dew;” but both alike are ordered by the Divine Wisdom.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-20Verses 13-20 No precious jewels or earthly treasures are worthy to be compared with true wisdom, whether the concerns of time or eternity be considered. We must make wisdom our business; we must venture all in it, and be willing to part with all for it. This Wisdom is the Lord Jesus Christ and his salvation, sought and obtained by faith and prayer. Were it not for unbelief, remaining sinfulness, and carelessness, we should find all our ways pleasantness…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20God's wisdom brought harmony to the universe. Being wise means living according to the principles found in creation.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2019-20. The place of wisdom in the economy of creation and providence commends it to men, who, in proportion to their finite powers, may possess this invaluable attribute, and are thus encouraged by the divine example of its use to seek its possession.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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