Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
By his knowledge the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
New American Standard Bible
And the
King James Version
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
Holman Bible
and the clouds dripped with dew.
International Standard Version
By his knowledge the depths broke open, and the clouds drip with dew.
American Standard Version
By his knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew.
Amplified
By His knowledge the deeps were broken up
And the clouds drip with dew.
Bible in Basic English
By his knowledge the deep was parted, and dew came dropping from the skies.
Darby Translation
By his knowledge the deeps were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
Julia Smith Translation
By his knowledge the depths were rent, and the clouds will drop dew.
King James 2000
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
Lexham Expanded Bible
With his knowledge, depths broke open, and clouds dropped dew.
Modern King James verseion
By His knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Through his wisdom the depths break up, and the clouds drop down of the dew.
NET Bible
By his knowledge the primordial sea was broken open, and the clouds drip down dew.
New Heart English Bible
By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
The Emphasized Bible
By his knowledge, the resounding deeps were burst open, and, the skies, drop down dew.
Webster
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
World English Bible
By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
Youngs Literal Translation
By His knowledge depths have been rent, And clouds do drop dew.
Themes
divine Call » For worship of God » Wisdom's
Christ » Vine name applied to » Wisdom of
Clouds » Uses of » To supply dew
Interlinear
Da`ath
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 3:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Role Of Wisdom In Creation And Society
19 LORD by wisdom founded the earth. By understanding he established the heavens. 20 By his knowledge the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew. 21 My son, let them not depart from thine eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion,
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Deuteronomy 33:28
And Israel dwells in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone, in a land of grain and new wine. Yea, his heavens drop down dew.
Genesis 1:9
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so.
Genesis 27:28
And God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.
Genesis 27:37-39
And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brothers I have given to him for servants, and I have sustained him with grain and new wine. And what then shall I do for thee, my son?
Job 36:27-28
For he draws up the drops of water, which distil in rain from his vapor,
Job 38:8-11
Or [who] shut up the sea with doors when it broke forth, [like] it had issued out of the womb,
Job 38:26-28
to cause it to rain on a land where no man is, on the wilderness, in which there is no man,
Psalm 65:9-12
Thou visit the earth, and water it; thou greatly enrich it. The river of God is full of water. Thou provide them grain when thou have so prepared the earth.
Psalm 104:8-9
The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which thou had founded for them.
Jeremiah 14:22
Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are not thou he, O LORD our God? Therefore we will wait for thee, for thou have made all these things.
Joel 2:23
Be glad then, ye sons of Zion, and rejoice in LORD your God, for he gives you the former rain in just measure, and he causes the rain to come down for you, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first [month].