Proverbs 3:19

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.”

— WEB

“The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.”

— KJV

“Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he established the heavens.”

— ASV

Bible Verses About Creation

Cross-references

Related verses via the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Psalms 104:24 "Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches."
Jeremiah 10:12 "God has made the earth by his power. He has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens."
John 1:3 "All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made."
Jeremiah 51:15 "“He has made the earth by his power. He has established the world by his wisdom. By his understanding he has stretched out the heavens."
Psalms 136:5 "To him who by understanding made the heavens; for his loving kindness endures forever:"
Proverbs 8:27-29 "When he established the heavens, I was there; when he set a circle on the surface of the deep,"

Commentary

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.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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