Proverbs 3:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 104:24 : 24 O Lord, how great is the number of your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of the things you have made.
  • Ps 136:5 : 5 To him who by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
  • Prov 8:27-29 : 27 When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep: 28 When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed: 29 When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in position the bases of the earth:
  • Jer 10:12 : 12 He has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out.
  • Jer 51:15 : 15 He has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out:
  • John 1:3 : 3 All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 15He has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out:

  • 12He has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out.

  • 20By his knowledge the deep was parted, and dew came dropping from the skies.

  • Prov 24:3-4
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    3The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong:

    4And by knowledge its rooms are full of all dear and pleasing things.

  • 5To him who by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • Prov 2:5-6
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    5Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.

    6For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:

  • 10You, Lord, at the first did put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the works of your hands:

  • 11Yours are the heavens, and the earth is yours; you have made the world, and everything which is in it.

  • 2For by him it was based on the seas, and made strong on the deep rivers.

  • 13Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

  • 13With him there is wisdom and strength; power and knowledge are his.

  • Prov 8:26-29
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    26When he had not made the earth or the fields or the dust of the world.

    27When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep:

    28When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed:

    29When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in position the bases of the earth:

  • 1<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> The heavens are sounding the glory of God; the arch of the sky makes clear the work of his hands.

  • 25In the past you put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

  • 1Wisdom has made her house, putting up her seven pillars.

  • Job 38:4-6
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    4Where were you when I put the earth on its base? Say, if you have knowledge.

    5By whom were its measures fixed? Say, if you have wisdom; or by whom was the line stretched out over it?

    6On what were its pillars based, or who put down its angle-stone,

  • 6By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth.

  • 10The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind

  • 12But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?

  • 17And God put them in the arch of heaven, to give light on the earth;

  • 19For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs:

  • 5He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;

  • 14Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.

  • 21Have you no knowledge of it? has it not come to your ears? has not news of it been given to you from the first? has it not been clear to you from the time when the earth was placed on its base?

  • 5But in taking this view they put out of their minds the memory that in the old days there was a heaven, and an earth lifted out of the water and circled by water, by the word of God;

  • 12I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.

  • Job 28:27-28
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    27Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely.

    28And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

  • 6It is he who makes his rooms in the heaven, basing his arch on the earth; whose voice goes out to the waters of the sea, and sends them flowing over the face of the earth; the Lord is his name.

  • 20From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?

  • 16The heavens are the Lord's; but the earth he has given to the children of men.

  • 7The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

  • Prov 1:2-3
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    2To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

    3To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour:

  • 4These are the generations of the heaven and the earth when they were made.

  • 1At the first God made the heaven and the earth.

  • 36Who has put wisdom in the high clouds, or given knowledge to the lights of the north?

  • 18She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.

  • 10The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.

  • 3By faith it is clear to us that the order of events was fixed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made from things which only seem to be.

  • 6And she will have no more fear of change, being full of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of the Lord is her wealth.

  • 24Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.

  • 6Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things in them; who keeps faith for ever: