Proverbs 3:19

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

Cross-reference

Proverbs 8:27-29 expands on wisdom's role at creation, describing wisdom present when God established the heavens and set the sea's boundaries.

Psalm 104:24 declares God made all things in wisdom, directly echoing the theme of creation by divine wisdom.

Psalm 136:5 Parallel

Psalm 136:5 credits God with making the heavens by understanding, using nearly identical language to Proverbs 3:19.

Jeremiah 10:12 states God founded the world by wisdom and stretched out the heavens by understanding—a clear parallel phrasing.

Jeremiah 51:15 repeats the same formula, affirming creation through wisdom and understanding as a consistent biblical theme.

John 1:3 Typology

John 1:3 identifies the Word as the agent of all creation, typologically linking to wisdom as God's creative principle.

Genesis 1:1 Parallel

Genesis 1:1 is the foundational creation account; Proverbs 3:19 specifies the divine wisdom by which God created.

Job 28:12 Contrast

Job 28:12 asks where wisdom is found, contrasting with Proverbs 3:19 which affirms God used wisdom in creation.

Job 37:16 Related theme

Job 37:16 speaks of God's perfect knowledge in balancing the clouds, paralleling wisdom as the source of creation's order.