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Role of Wisdom in Creation and Society

19 Yahweh in wisdom founded the earth;
    he established the heavens in understanding.
20 With his knowledge, depths broke open,
    and clouds dropped dew.
21 My child, may they[a] not escape from your sight;[b]
    may you keep sound wisdom and prudence.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:21 Grammatically, “they” most likely refers to clouds (3:20). In context, “they” may refer to wisdom and understanding (3:13).
  2. Proverbs 3:21 Literally “eyes”