Proverbs 3:19

Modern

The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.

Traditional

The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.

Literal

YHWH by wisdom founded the earth; He established the heavens by understanding;

Latin

Dominus sapientia fundavit terram; stabilivit cælos prudentia.

Hebrew

English

The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.

God's wisdom brought harmony to the universe. Being wise means living according to the principles found in creation.

Theme notes and profiles

Psalm 104:24
How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
Jeremiah 10:12
The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
John 1:3
Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
Jeremiah 51:15
The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
Psalm 136:5
By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.
Proverbs 8:27–29
I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,