King James Version
Proverbs 3:19 in the King James Version says “The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. established: or, prepared” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. established: or, prepared”
Proverbs 3:19 · KJV
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. established: or, prepared
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“hath founded”
H3245to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e., settle, consult
“hath he established”
H3559properly, to be erect (i.e., stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix,
“the heavens”
H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
“by understanding”
H8394intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
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