Proverbs 3:20
By his wisdom, the abyss erupted and the clouds increased with dew.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
In Context
19The Lord founded the earth on wisdom. He secured the heavens with prudence.
21My son, let not these things move away from your eyes. Preserve law as well as counsel.
Cross References
Genesis 1:9Truly God said: “Let the waters that are under heaven be gathered together into one place; and let the dry land appear.” And so it became.
Genesis 27:28May God give to you, from the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth, an abundance of grain and wine.
Deuteronomy 33:28Israel shall live in confidence and alone, as the eye of Jacob in a land of grain and of wine; and the heavens shall be misty with dew.
Job 38:8Who enclosed the sea with doors, when it broke forth as if issuing from the womb,
Psalms 65:9He has set my soul toward life, and he has granted that my feet may not be shaken.
Jeremiah 14:22Could any of the graven images of the Gentiles send rain? Or are the heavens able to give showers? Have we not hoped in you, the Lord our God? For you have made all these things.”
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:14-21
The Excellency of Wisdom; Happiness of Those Who Find Wisdom. 13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. 14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. 15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. 16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. 18 She is a… Read the whole commentary →