Proverbs 3:20

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

Cross-reference

Genesis 7:11 directly parallels 'fountains of the great deep broken up'—the same event phrase describing the Flood's onset via God's power.

Deuteronomy 33:28 says 'his heavens shall drop down dew'—direct verbal parallel, attributing dew as a covenant blessing for Israel's security.

Psalm 65:9–12 Related theme

Psalm 65:9-12 celebrates God's watering of the earth, a fuller picture of the same provision via rain and dew.

Deuteronomy 33:13 uses the same 'dew' and 'deep' imagery blessing Joseph's land, directly paralleling Proverbs 3:20.

Job 37:16 Parallel

Job 37:16 asks about God's knowledge balancing clouds, mirroring Proverbs 3:20's 'by his knowledge' the deeps break.

Psalm 104:24 Related theme

Psalm 104:24 praises God's wisdom in all His works, a broader creation hymn echoing Proverbs 3:20's knowledge.

Job 38:8-11 portrays God setting boundaries for the sea—contrasting the breaking up of deeps here with restraint. Both show divine authority over waters.

Job 38:28 Parallel

Job 38:28 rhetorically asks who fathers the dew, reinforcing Proverbs 3:20's claim that God's knowledge produces it.

Job 38:26–28 Related theme

Job 38:26-28 describes God sending rain on uninhabited land, expanding on the divine control of deeps and dew in Proverbs 3:20.

Psalm 104:9 Contrast

Psalm 104:9 sets a boundary so waters cannot flood earth—opposite of the broken-up deeps here. Both depict God's sovereign control over water.

Psalm 136:5 Related theme

Psalm 136:5 credits God's wisdom for creating the heavens, akin to Proverbs 3:20's attribution of deeps to His knowledge.

Jeremiah 14:22 Related theme

Jeremiah 14:22 declares God alone gives rain, reinforcing Proverbs 3:20's attribution of deeps and dew to His knowledge.

Genesis 27:28 Related theme

Genesis 27:28 blesses Jacob with 'dew of heaven'—same imagery as skies dropping dew here, but as a patriarchal blessing rather than divine knowledge.

Genesis 27:37–39 Related theme

Genesis 27:37-39 also mentions 'dew of heaven' in Esau's blessing—identical dew imagery but tied to Isaac's lesser blessing, not God's creative knowledge.