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Proverbs 3

Prov. 3:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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By his knowledge
da`ath (Hebrew #1847)
knowledge
KJV usage: cunning, (ig-)norantly, know(-ledge), (un-)awares (wittingly).
Pronounce: dah'-ath
Origin: from 3045
the depths
thowm (Hebrew #8415)
(usually feminine) from 1949; an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean water-supply)
KJV usage: deep (place), depth.
Pronounce: teh-home'
Origin: or thom {teh-home'}
are brokeny up
baqa` (Hebrew #1234)
to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open
KJV usage: 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.
Pronounce: baw-kah'
Origin: a primitive root
, and the clouds
shachaq (Hebrew #7834)
a powder (as beaten small): by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament
KJV usage: cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.
Pronounce: shakh'-ak
Origin: from 7833
drop down
ra`aph (Hebrew #7491)
to drip
KJV usage: distil, drop (down).
Pronounce: raw-af'
Origin: a primitive root
thez dew
tal (Hebrew #2919)
dew (as covering vegetation)
KJV usage: dew.
Pronounce: tal
Origin: from 2926
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Gen. 7:11• 11In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, and the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were broken up all the fountains of the great deep, and the windows of the heavens were opened. (Gen. 7:11)
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Job 36:27• 27When he draineth off the drops of water,{HR}They condense into rain in place of its mist, (Job 36:27)

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Cross References

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the depths.
Gen. 1:9• 9And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry [land] appear. And it was so. (Gen. 1:9)
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Gen. 7:11• 11In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, and the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were broken up all the fountains of the great deep, and the windows of the heavens were opened. (Gen. 7:11)
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Job 38:8‑11• 8And [who] shut up the sea with doors,{HR}When it burst forth — came out of the womb,
 9When I made the cloud its garment,{HR}And thick darkness its swaddling-band,
 10And broke for it my law, and set bars and doors,
 11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come and no farther,{HR}And here let one set against the pride of thy waves? (Job 38:8‑11)
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Psa. 104:8‑9• 8Mountains rose, valleys sank,{HR}Unto this place thou hast founded for them:
 9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass,{HR}That they return not to cover the earth. (Psa. 104:8‑9)
the clouds.
Gen. 27:28,37‑39• 28And God give thee of the dew of the heavens, and of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and new wine.
 37And Isaac answered and said to Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren I have given him for servants; and corn and new wine have I supplied him; and what then shall I do for thee, my son?
 38And Esau said to his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, me also, my father. And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.
 39And Isaac his father answered and said to him, Behold, of the fatness of the earth shall be thy dwelling, and of the dew of heaven from above; (Gen. 27:28,37‑39)
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Deut. 33:28• 28Israel dwelleth in safety,{HR}The fountain of Jacob on a land of corn and new wine;{HR}His heavens also drop down dew. (Deut. 33:28)
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Job 36:27‑28• 27When he draineth off the drops of water,{HR}They condense into rain in place of its mist,
 28So that clouds drop, they distil copiously on man. (Job 36:27‑28)
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Job 38:26‑28• 26To cause it to rain on the land [where is] no man.{HR}The wilderness wherein [is] no man,
 27To satisfy the desolate and waste,{HR}And to make the place of the green herb to sprout?
 28Hath the rain a father?{HR}Or who begetteth the drops of dew? (Job 38:26‑28)
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Psa. 65:9‑12• 9Thou hast visited the earth and watered it greatly wilt thou enrich it:{HR}The river of God is full of water;{HR}Thou preparest their corn,{HR}For so thou preparest it (the earth).
 10Its furrows thou dost water,{HR}Thou dost break down its ridges;{HR}With showers thou wilt soften it;{HR}Its springing thou wilt bless.
 11Thou crownest the year [with] thy goodness,{HR}And thy paths drop fatness.
 12They drop [on] the pastures of the wilderness,{HR}And the hills are girded with joy. (Psa. 65:9‑12)
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Jer. 14:22• 22Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art thou not he, Jehovah our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things. (Jer. 14:22)
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Joel 2:23• 23Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. (Joel 2:23)

J. N. Darby Translation

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By his knowledge the deeps were broken upa, and the skies drop down the dew.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "were torn up." see Gen. 7.11; or "burst forth."

W. Kelly Translation

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By his knowledge the depths were broken up,{HR}And the skies drop down the dew.