King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
Complete Jewish Bible:
by his knowledge the deep [springs] burst open and the dew condenses from the sky.
Berean Standard Bible:
By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
American Standard Version:
By his knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
By his knowledge{H1847} the depths{H8415} are broken up{H1234}, and the clouds{H7834} drop down{H7491} the dew{H2919}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Genesis 7:11
- ¶ In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Genesis 1:9
- ¶ And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry [land] appear: and it was so.
Job 38:26
- To cause it to rain on the earth, [where] no man [is; on] the wilderness, wherein [there is] no man;
Job 38:28
- Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
Psalms 65:9
- Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, [which] is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
Psalms 65:12
- They drop [upon] the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
Job 38:8
- Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb?
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Commentary for Proverbs 3:20
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H1847
There are 91 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דַּעַת
Transliteration: daʻath
Pronunciation: dah'-ath
Description: from יָדַע; knowledge; cunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly). - Strong's Number: H8415
There are 35 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: תְּהוֹם
Transliteration: tᵉhôwm
Pronunciation: teh-home'
Description: or תְּהֹם; (usually feminine) from הוּם; an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply); deep (place), depth. - Strong's Number: H1234
There are 50 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בָּקַע
Transliteration: bâqaʻ
Pronunciation: baw-kah'
Description: a primitive root; to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open; make a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win. - Strong's Number: H7834
There are 21 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שַׁחַק
Transliteration: shachaq
Pronunciation: shakh'-ak
Description: from שָׁחַק; a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament; cloud, small dust, heaven, sky. - Strong's Number: H7491
There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רָעַף
Transliteration: râʻaph
Pronunciation: raw-af'
Description: a primitive root; to drip; distil, drop (down). - Strong's Number: H2919
There are 30 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: טַל
Transliteration: ṭal
Pronunciation: tal
Description: from טָלַל; dew (as covering vegetation); dew.