King James Version
Proverbs 3:20 in the King James Version says “By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.”
Proverbs 3:20 · KJV
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:
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“the depths”
H8415an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)
“and the clouds”
H7834a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament
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