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Proverbs 3:20 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.”

Proverbs 3:20

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She {is} a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy {is every one} that retaineth her.

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The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. {established: or, prepared}

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By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

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My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

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So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

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