Pro 3:19 | NETfull | STEP | By wisdom the Lord laid the foundation of the earth; he established the heavens by understanding.

Proverbs 3:19

19 By wisdom the Lord laid the foundation of the earth; ^{▼▼ Heb “founded the earth.” The verb יָסַד (yasad, “to establish; to found”) describes laying the foundation of a building (1 Kgs 5:31 [HT]; 7:10; 2 Chr 3:3; Ezra 3:10–12; Zech 4:9) and God laying the foundation of the earth (Job 38:4; Pss 24:2; 89:12; 102:26; 104:5; Isa 48:13; 51:13, 16; Zech 12:1).}
he established the heavens by understanding. ^{▼▼ The theme of God’s use of wisdom in creation is developed in Prov 8:22–31. Because God established the world to operate according to the principle of wisdom it is impossible for anyone to live successfully in his world apart from the wisdom that only God can give.}