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perception, skill <BR> 1b) discernment, understanding, wisdom">1847</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1847.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1847 -- Occurrence 35 of 95">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּ֭דַעְתּוֹ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/bedato_1847.htm" title="be·da'·to: his knowledge -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">bə-ḏa‘-tōw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">By His knowledge</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Noun - feminine singular construct :: third person masculine singular">Prep-b | N-fsc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8415.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8415: 1) deep, depths, deep places, abyss, the deep, sea <BR> 1a) deep (of subterranean waters)<BR> 1b) deep, sea, abysses (of sea) <BR> 1c) primeval ocean, deep <BR> 1d) deep, depth (of river) <BR> 1e) abyss, the grave">8415</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8415.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8415 -- Occurrence 25 of 36">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">תְּהוֹמ֣וֹת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tehomot_8415.htm" title="te·ho·Mot: the deeps -- Occurrence 8 of 9.">tə-hō-w-mō-wṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the depths</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - common plural">N-cp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1234.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1234: 1) to split, cleave, break open, divide, break through, rip up, break up, tear <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to cleave, cleave open <BR> 1a2) to break through, break into <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be cleft, be rent open, be split open <BR> 1b2) to be broken into <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) to cleave, cut to pieces, rend open <BR> 1c2) to break through, break down <BR> 1d) (Pual) <BR> 1d1) to be ripped open, be torn open <BR> 1d2) to be rent <BR> 1d3) to be broken into <BR> 1e) (Hiphil) <BR> 1e1) to break into <BR> 1e2) to break through <BR> 1f) (Hophal) to be broken into <BR> 1g) (Hithpael) to burst (themselves) open, cleave asunder">1234</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1234.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1234 -- Occurrence 29 of 51">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נִבְקָ֑עוּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/nivkau_1234.htm" title="niv·Ka·'u;: were broken -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">niḇ-qā-‘ū;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">were broken up</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural">V-Nifal-Perf-3cp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7834.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7834: 1) dust, cloud <BR> 1a) fine dust <BR> 1b) (thin) cloud">7834</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7834.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7834 -- Occurrence 17 of 21">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ushechakim_7834.htm" title="u·she·cha·Kim,: and the skies -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">ū-šə-ḥā-qîm,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and clouds</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - masculine plural">Conj-w | N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7491.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7491: 1) to trickle, drip <BR> 1a) (Qal) to trickle, drip <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) to trickle">7491</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7491.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7491 -- Occurrence 4 of 5">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יִרְעֲפוּ־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yirafu_7491.htm" title="yir·'a·fu-: drip -- Occurrence 3 of 3.">yir-‘ă-p̄ū-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">drop down</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural">V-Qal-Imperf-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2919.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2919: 1) dew, night mist">2919</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2919.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2919 -- Occurrence 20 of 31">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">טָֽל׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tal_2919.htm" title="Tal.: dew -- Occurrence 10 of 13.">ṭāl.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the dew</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div 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abyss">תְּהֹומֹ֣ות</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1234.htm" title="niv·ka·'u;: were broken -- 1234: to cleave, break open or through">נִבְקָ֑עוּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7834.htm" title="u·she·cha·kim: and the skies -- 7834: dust, cloud">וּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7491.htm" title="yir·'a·fu-: drip -- 7491: to trickle, drip">יִרְעֲפוּ־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2919.htm" title="tal.: dew -- 2919: night mist, dew">טָֽל׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/proverbs/3.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1847.htm" title="da'ath (dah'-ath) -- cunning, (ig-)norantly, know(-ledge), (un-)awares (wittingly)">By his knowledge</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8415.htm" title="thowm (teh-home') -- deep (place), depth">the depths</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1234.htm" title="baqa' (baw-kah') -- make a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch">are broken up</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7834.htm" title="shachaq (shakh'-ak) -- cloud, small dust, heaven, sky">and the clouds</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7491.htm" title="ra'aph (raw-af') -- distil, drop (down)">drop down</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2919.htm" title="tal (tal) -- dew">the dew</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/3.htm">משלי 3:20 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">בְּ֭דַעְתֹּו תְּהֹומֹ֣ות נִבְקָ֑עוּ וּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗ים יִרְעֲפוּ־טָֽל׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/3.htm">משלי 3:20 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">בדעתו תהומות נבקעו ושחקים ירעפו־טל׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/3.htm">משלי 3:20 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">בדעתו תהומות נבקעו ושחקים ירעפו־טל׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/3.htm">משלי 3:20 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">בדעתו תהומות נבקעו ושחקים ירעפו טל׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/proverbs/3-20.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/3.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />By His knowledge the deeps were broken up And the skies drip with dew.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />By His knowledge the watery depths broke open, and the clouds dripped with dew. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">the depths</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/1-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 1:9</span> And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/7-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 7:11</span> In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/38-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 38:8-11</span> Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, as if it …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/104-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 104:8,9</span> They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys to the place …</a></p><p class="hdg">the clouds</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/27-28.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 27:28,37-39</span> Therefore God give you of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-28.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Deuteronomy 33:28</span> Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/36-27.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 36:27,28</span> For he makes small the drops of water: they pour down rain according …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/38-26.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 38:26-28</span> To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 65:9-12</span> You visit the earth, and water it: you greatly enrich it with the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-22.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 14:22</span> Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/joel/2-23.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Joel 2:23</span> Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/proverbs/3-20.htm">Proverbs 3:20</a> • <a href="/niv/proverbs/3-20.htm">Proverbs 3:20 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/proverbs/3-20.htm">Proverbs 3:20 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/proverbs/3-20.htm">Proverbs 3:20 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/proverbs/3-20.htm">Proverbs 3:20 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/proverbs/3-20.htm">Proverbs 3:20 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/3-20.htm">Proverbs 3:20 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/3-20.htm">Proverbs 3:20 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/3-20.htm">Proverbs 3:20 Chinese Bible</a> • <a 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