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by understanding he created the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding He established the heavens;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD founded the earth by wisdom, He established the heavens by understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD by wisdom founded the earth, By understanding He established the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding He established the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh by wisdom founded the earth, By discernment He established the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD by His wisdom has founded the earth; By His understanding He has established the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he established the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />By his wisdom and knowledge the LORD created heaven and earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />By Wisdom the LORD laid the foundation of the earth. By understanding he established the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD created the earth by his wisdom; by his knowledge he set the sky in place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations, and by understanding he set the heavens in place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />By wisdom the LORD laid the foundation of the earth; he established the heavens by understanding. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />By wisdom the LORD founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH founded the earth by wisdom, "" He prepared the heavens by understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jehovah by wisdom did found the earth, He prepared the heavens by understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; he prepared the heavens by understanding.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth, hath established the heavens by prudence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The Lord founded the earth on wisdom. He secured the heavens with prudence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD by wisdom founded the earth, established the heavens by understanding; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD by his wisdom has founded the earth; by his understanding he established the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH in his wisdom laid the foundations of the Earth and the Heavens were established by his understanding;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding He established the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />God by wisdom founded the earth, and by prudence he prepared the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/3-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=469" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/3.htm">The Blessings of Wisdom</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3245.htm" title="3245: yā·saḏ- (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to set; intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. Settle, consult.">founded</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/2451.htm" title="2451: bə·ḥā·ḵə·māh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Wisdom. From chakam; wisdom.">by wisdom</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: kō·w·nên (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">and established</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">the heavens</a> <a href="/hebrew/8394.htm" title="8394: biṯ·ḇū·nāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- An understanding. And tbuwnah; or towbunah; from biyn; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice.">by understanding.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-1.htm">John 1:1-3</a></span><br />In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-2.htm">Hebrews 1:2-3</a></span><br />But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. / The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24</a></span><br />How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Isaiah 40:28</a></span><br />Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</a></span><br />O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4-7</a></span><br />Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. / Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? / On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-5.htm">Psalm 136:5</a></span><br />By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18</a></span><br />For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-15.htm">Jeremiah 51:15</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-6.htm">1 Corinthians 8:6</a></span><br />yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-9.htm">Ephesians 3:9</a></span><br />and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a></span><br />You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">Psalm 33:6</a></span><br />By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD by wisdom has founded the earth; by understanding has he established the heavens.</p><p class="hdg">Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/8-27.htm">Proverbs 8:27-29</a></b></br> When he prepared the heavens, I <i>was</i> there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24</a></b></br> O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/136-5.htm">Psalm 136:5</a></b></br> To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever.</p><p class="hdg">established or prepared </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/104-5.htm">Bases</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-22.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/65-8.htm">Earth's</a> <a href="/psalms/148-6.htm">Established</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-13.htm">Found</a> <a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/psalms/119-152.htm">Founded</a> <a href="/psalms/150-1.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/psalms/142-3.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/psalms/113-7.htm">Position</a> <a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-13.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-13.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Bases</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-16.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-6.htm">Earth's</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-18.htm">Established</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-31.htm">Found</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/songs/5-15.htm">Founded</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-27.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-13.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Position</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-27.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-30.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-1.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-21.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-1.htm">various exhortations</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-13.htm">The gain of wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-27.htm">Exhortation to goodness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/3-33.htm">the different state of the wicked and upright</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD founded the earth by wisdom</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the divine attribute of wisdom as the foundational principle in the creation of the world. In biblical context, wisdom is often personified and is seen as an essential aspect of God's character (<a href="/proverbs/8-22.htm">Proverbs 8:22-31</a>). The creation account in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a> reflects this wisdom, as God orders chaos into a structured and harmonious universe. The Hebrew word for "wisdom" (חָכְמָה, chokmah) implies skill and expertise, suggesting that creation was an intentional and skillful act. This wisdom is also reflected in the intricate design and order of nature, which is evident in the laws of physics and biology that govern the earth. Theologically, this wisdom is seen as a type of Christ, who is described as the "wisdom of God" in <a href="/1_corinthians/1-24.htm">1 Corinthians 1:24</a>, indicating that Christ was integral to the creation process (<a href="/john/1.htm">John 1:1-3</a>).<p><b>and established the heavens by understanding</b><br>The term "understanding" (תְּבוּנָה, tebunah) in this context refers to discernment and insight, highlighting God's ability to perceive and implement the complex systems that govern the heavens. The heavens, often representing the sky and celestial bodies, are a testament to God's understanding in their precise movements and functions (<a href="/psalms/19.htm">Psalm 19:1-4</a>). Historically, the ancient Near Eastern cultures viewed the heavens as a realm of divine activity, and the biblical narrative asserts that it is the LORD who has established them with purpose and order. This understanding is also prophetic, as it points to the ultimate restoration and new creation described in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1</a>, where the heavens and earth are renewed. The connection to other scripture, such as <a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4-7</a>, further illustrates God's unmatched understanding in laying the earth's foundations and setting the stars in place.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal existence and His relationship with His people. In this verse, He is depicted as the Creator who uses wisdom and understanding in His creation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>Represents the physical world that God created. It signifies the tangible and visible aspects of creation that are founded by divine wisdom.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heavens.htm">The Heavens</a></b><br>Refers to the sky and the universe beyond the earth. It symbolizes the vastness and the order of creation, established by God's understanding.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_wisdom_in_creation.htm">God's Wisdom in Creation</a></b><br>Recognize that the world around us is a testament to God's wisdom. Every aspect of creation reflects His intelligent design and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_order.htm">Understanding God's Order</a></b><br>Appreciate the order and structure in the universe as a reflection of God's understanding. This order should inspire trust in His plans for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_wisely.htm">Living Wisely</a></b><br>As God used wisdom to create, we are called to seek His wisdom in our daily lives. This involves making decisions that align with His will and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Knowing that God established the heavens and the earth by His understanding should encourage us to trust in His sovereignty over all circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/pursuing_knowledge_of_god.htm">Pursuing Knowledge of God</a></b><br>Engage in studying God's Word to grow in understanding of His character and His creation, which leads to a deeper relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_string_theory.htm">What is String Theory?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_categorical_imperative.htm">What does 'Children are a heritage from the Lord' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'foundation_of_the_world'_mean.htm">What is the meaning of "Foundation of the World"?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(e)<span class= "ital"> Fifth Discourse:</span>--<span class= "ital">Wisdom as Creator and Protector </span>(<a href="/context/proverbs/3-19.htm" title="The LORD by wisdom has founded the earth; by understanding has he established the heavens.">Proverbs 3:19-26</a>).<p>(19) <span class= "bld">The Lord by wisdom . . .</span>--A passage anticipatory of the doctrine of <a href="/john/1-3.htm" title="All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.">John 1:3</a>. (Comp. <a href="/psalms/104-24.htm" title="O LORD, how manifold are your works! in wisdom have you made them all: the earth is full of your riches.">Psalm 104:24</a>; <a href="/psalms/136-5.htm" title="To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endures for ever.">Psalm 136:5</a>.) A further advance towards the personality of the Creator is made in <a href="/proverbs/8-27.htm" title="When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass on the face of the depth:">Proverbs 8:27</a>, <span class= "ital">sqq.</span> . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 19-26.</span> - 5. <span class="accented">Fifth hortatory discourse. Wisdom, the creative power of God, exhibited as the protection of those who fear God</span>. The teacher in this discourse presents Wisdom under a new aspect. Wisdom is the Divine power of God, by which he created the world, and by which he sustains the work of his hands and regulates the operations of nature. This eminence of Wisdom, in her intimate association with Jehovah, is made the basis of a renewed exhortation to keep Wisdom steadily in view. The elevated thought that Wisdom has her source in Jehovah might seem in itself an adequate and sufficient reason for the exhortation. But another motive is adduced intimately bound up with this view of Wisdom. Jehovah becomes the ground of confidence and the protection in all conditions of life of those who keep Wisdom. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth.</span> The emphatic position of the word <span class="accented">Jehovah</span>, "the Lord," at the beginning of the sentence (cf. <a href="/psalms/27.htm">Psalm 27</a>; <a href="/psalms/97.htm">Psalm 97</a>; <a href="/psalms/99.htm">Psalm 99</a>), as well as the nature of the discourse, indicates a new paragraph. The description of the creative Wisdom of Jehovah may have been suggested to the mind of the teacher by the mention of the tree of life, in ver. 18 (Zockler); but the connection between this and the preceding passage has to be sought for in something deeper. The scope of the teacher is to exhibit, and so to recommend, Wisdom in every respect, and after showing her excellence in man, he now brings her forward as the medium of creation, and hence in her relation to God. <span class="accented">By wisdom</span> (<span class="accented">b'kokhmah</span>); Vulgate, <span class="accented">sapientia</span>; LXX., <span class="greek">σοφίᾳ</span>. It is evident that Wisdom is here something more than an attribute of Jehovah. "By Wisdom" means "by, or through, the instrumentality of Wisdom." While the corresponding and parallel expressions, "understanding," "knowledge," militate against the idea of an hypostatizing of Wisdom, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> assigning to Wisdom a concrete and objective personality, yet the language is sufficiently strong, when we connect this passage with ch. 1. and 8, to warrant our regarding Wisdom as something apart from yet intimately connected with Jehovah, as an active agency employed by him, and hence this description may. be looked upon as an anticipation of that which is more fully developed in ch. 8, where the characteristics which are wanting here are there worked out at length. The rabbins evidently connected the passage before us, as well as ch. 1 and 8, with <a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a>, by rendering <span class="accented">b'reshith</span>, "in the beginning." by <span class="accented">b'kokhmah</span>, "by Wisdom." Our Lord identifies himself with the Divine Sophia, or Wisdom (<a href="/luke/11-49.htm">Luke 11:49</a>). And the language of St. John, "All things were made by him, and without him was not anything made that was made" (<a href="/john/1-3.htm">John 1:3</a>), which assigns to the Logos, or Word of God, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> Christ, the act of creation (cf. <a href="/john/1-10.htm">John 1:10</a>, and especially the language of St. Paul, in <a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a>), argues in favour of the view of some commentators who understand Wisdom to refer to the Second Person of the Trinity. The Logos was understood by Alexandrian Judaism to express the <span class="accented">manifestation</span> of the unseen God, the Absolute Being, in the creation and government of the world; and the Christian teachers, when they adopted this term, assigned to it a concrete meaning as indicating the Incarnate Word (see Bishop Lightfoot, in <a href="/colossians/1-15.htm">Colossians 1:15</a>). For the passage, see <a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">Psalm 33:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24</a>; <a href="/psalms/136-5.htm">Psalm 136:5</a>; and especially <a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12</a>, "He hath established the world by his wisdom," etc.; Jeremiah 51:55; Ecclus. 24:2, <span class="accented">seq. Hath founded</span> (<span class="accented">yasod</span>); Vulgate, <span class="accented">fundavit</span>; LXX., <span class="greek">ἐθεμελίωσε</span>. The same verb is used in <a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4</a>; <a href="/psalms/24-2.htm">Psalm 24:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/78-69.htm">Psalm 78:69</a>, of the creation of the earth by God. While the primary meaning of <span class="accented">yasad</span> is "to give fixity to," "to lay fast," that of <span class="accented">konen</span>, rendered "he hath established," is "to set up," "to erect," and so "to <span class="accented">found</span>," from <span class="accented">kun</span>, or referring to the Arabic and Ethiopic cognate root, "to exist," "to give existence to." The marginal reading, "prepared," corresponds with the LXX. <span class="greek">ἐτοίμασε</span>. The Vulgate is <span class="accented">stabilivit</span>, "he hath established." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/3-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְֽהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">founded</span><br /><span class="heb">יָֽסַד־</span> <span class="translit">(yā·saḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3245.htm">Strong's 3245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set, to found, to sit down together, settle, consult</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by wisdom</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחָכְמָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥā·ḵə·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2451.htm">Strong's 2451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wisdom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and established</span><br /><span class="heb">כּוֹנֵ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(kō·w·nên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the heavens</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by understanding.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּתְבוּנָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(biṯ·ḇū·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8394.htm">Strong's 8394: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intelligence, an argument, caprice</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/3-19.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 3:19 By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth (Prov. 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