Proverbs 3:20
It was through his knowledge the waters of the deep were broken open, and the clouds sent down the dew.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
In Context
21My son, hold on to good judgment and wise decisions—don't let them out of your sight,
Cross References
Genesis 1:9God said, “Let the waters below the sky collect together in one place so that the land may appear.” And so it was.
Genesis 27:28“May God use the dew of heaven and fertile land to give you rich harvests of grain and new wine!
Deuteronomy 33:28As a result Israel lives in peace; Jacob has no trouble in a country of grain and new wine, where the heavens drip with dew.
Job 38:8Who laid down the boundaries of the sea when it was born?
Psalms 65:9You care for the earth and water it; you make it very productive. God, your river is full of water to grow the grain—this is what you have planned.
Jeremiah 14:22Can the false gods of the other nations bring rain? Can the skies themselves send showers? No, it's you, Lord our God. So we put our hope in you, because only you can do all this.
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 →