Proverbs 3:20 (WEB)

Passage

By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains her.

Proverbs 3:19 By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.

Proverbs 3:20 By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.

Proverbs 3:21 My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Proverbs 3:22 so they will be life to your soul, and grace for your neck.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "knowledge", "depths", "broken", "skies", "drop", and "down". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "knowledge" and "depths", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth By..." into verse 21's "My son let them not depart from...", so "knowledge" and "depths" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "knowledge" and "depths" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.