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Proverbs 3:20
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By his knowledge the watery depths broke open,and the clouds dripped with dew.
By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew.
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
by his knowledge the deeps broke open, and the clouds drop down the dew.
With his knowledge, he made springs flow into rivers and the clouds drop rain on the earth.
By his knowledge the primordial sea was broken open, and the clouds drip down dew.
By His knowledge the deeps were broken up And the clouds drip with dew.
By His knowledge the ocean depths were burst open, And the clouds drip with dew.
By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew.
By his knowledge the depthes are broken vp, and the cloudes droppe downe the dewe.
By His knowledge the deeps were split upAnd the skies drip with dew.
By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
By his understanding he let the ocean break loose and clouds release the rain.
by his knowledge the deep [springs] burst open and the dew condenses from the sky.
By his knowledge the deeps were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
With his knowledge, he made the oceans and the clouds that produce rain.
By his knowledge the depths are broken up and the clouds drop down the dew.
His wisdom caused the rivers to flow and the clouds to give rain to the earth.
With his knowledge, depths broke open, and clouds dropped dew.
the depths were broken up by His knowledge, and the clouds dropped down the dew.
Thorow his wi?dome ye depthes breake vp, & ye cloudes droppe downe the dew.
By his knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew.
By his knowledge the deep was parted, and dew came dropping from the skies.
By His knowledge the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
By his knowledge the depthes are broken vp; and the cloudes droppe downe the dew.
Thorow his knowledge the deapthes are broken vp, and the cloudes droppe downe the deawe.
By understanding were the depths broken up, and the clouds dropped water.
By his knowledge the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
The depthis of watris braken out bi his wisdom; and cloudis wexen togidere bi dewe.
By his knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew.
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
By His knowledge the depths were broken up, And clouds drop down the dew.
By his knowledge the deep fountains of the earth burst forth, and the dew settles beneath the night sky.
By what He knows, the seas were broken up and water falls from the sky.
by his knowledge the deeps broke open, and the clouds drop down the dew.
By his knowledge, the resounding deeps were burst open, and, the skies, drop down dew.
By his wisdom the depths have broken out, and the clouds grow thick with dew.
By His knowledge depths have been rent, And clouds do drop dew.
By His knowledge the deeps were broken up And the skies drip with dew.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the depths: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 7:11, Job 38:8-11, Psalms 104:8, Psalms 104:9
the clouds: Genesis 27:28, Genesis 27:37-39, Deuteronomy 33:28, Job 36:27, Job 36:28, Job 38:26-28, Psalms 65:9-12, Jeremiah 14:22, Joel 2:23
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 33:13 - the dew Job 37:16 - perfect Job 38:28 - dew Psalms 104:24 - in wisdom Psalms 136:5 - General
Cross-References
The man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for the man there was not found a helper fit for him.
Then the man said, "This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man."
and called his name Noah, saying, "Out of the ground which the LORD has cursed this one shall bring us relief from our work and from the toil of our hands."
And the angel of the LORD said to her, "Behold, you are with child, and shall bear a son; you shall call his name Ish'mael; because the LORD has given heed to your affliction.
And as her soul was departing (for she died), she called his name Ben-o'ni; but his father called his name Benjamin.
And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son; and she named him Moses, for she said, "Because I drew him out of the water."
and in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, "I have asked him of the LORD."
she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."
"Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel" (which means, God with us).
And he made from one every nation of men to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their habitation,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
By his knowledge the depths are broken up,.... From whence fountains and rivers flow, and whereby that great cavity was made which holds that large confluence of waters called the sea, Genesis 1:9. Some refer this to the breaking up the fountains of the great deep at the flood, Genesis 7:11; and others to the dividing of the waters of the Red sea when Israel came out of Egypt, Psalms 78:13; all wonderful works of divine wisdom, and show the greatness of him, in whom are "hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge", Colossians 2:3, by whom they were done;
and the clouds drop down the dew; which makes the earth fruitful, and is put for all the blessings of nature, Genesis 27:28; the drops of dew are begotten by the Lord, they have no other father but him; the vanities of the Gentiles cannot produce them; he who fills the clouds with them, from whence they descend, is no other than the mighty God; and such is Christ the Wisdom of God. Some understand this in a mystical sense of Gospel ministers, and of the dew of Gospel doctrine, dropped and distilled by them under the influence and direction of Christ; see
Deuteronomy 32:2; but the literal sense is best.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Compare Genesis 1:7; Genesis 7:11; Job 38:0. 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.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 3:20. By 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, &c. Thus the wisest of men attributes those effects which we suppose to spring from natural causes to the Supreme Being himself.
