Proverbs 3:19-20

New International Version

¹⁹By wisdom^(A) the Lord laid the earth’s foundations,^(B)
by understanding he set the heavens^(C) in place;
²⁰by his knowledge the watery depths were divided,
and the clouds let drop the dew.

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Proverbs 8:1-5

New International Version

Wisdom’s Call

8 Does not wisdom call out?^(A)
    Does not understanding raise her voice?
²At the highest point along the way,
    where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
³beside the gate leading into the city,
    at the entrance, she cries aloud:^(B)
⁴“To you, O people, I call out;^(C)
    I raise my voice to all mankind.
⁵You who are simple,^(D) gain prudence;^(E)
    you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.^[a]

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Footnotes

Proverbs 8:5 Septuagint; Hebrew foolish, instruct your minds

Proverbs 8:27-31

New International Version

²⁷I was there when he set the heavens in place,^(A)
    when he marked out the horizon^(B) on the face of the deep,
²⁸when he established the clouds above^(C)
    and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,^(D)
²⁹when he gave the sea its boundary^(E)
    so the waters would not overstep his command,^(F)
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.^(G)
³⁰    Then I was constantly^[a] at his side.^(H)
I was filled with delight day after day,
    rejoicing always in his presence,
³¹rejoicing in his whole world
    and delighting in mankind.^(I)