Proverbs 3:20
By his knowledge the depthes are broken vp, and the cloudes droppe downe the dewe.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
In Context
21My sonne, let not these things depart from thine eyes, but obserue wisdome, and counsell.
Cross References
Genesis 1:9God said againe, Let the waters vnder the heauen be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appeare. and it was so.
Genesis 27:28God giue thee therefore of the dewe of heauen, and the fatnesse of the earth, and plentie of wheate and wine.
Deuteronomy 33:28Then Israel the fountaine of Iaakob shall dwell alone in safetie in a lande of wheat, and wine: also his heauens shall drop the dewe.
Job 38:8Or who hath shut vp the Sea with doores, when it yssued and came foorth as out of the wombe:
Psalms 65:9Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou makest it very riche: the Riuer of God is full of water: thou preparest them corne: for so thou appointest it.
Jeremiah 14:22Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles, that can giue raine? or can the heauens giue showres? is it not thou, O Lord our God? therefore we will waite vpon thee: for thou hast 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 →