19The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.
To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-20)Solomon had pressed us earnestly to seek diligently for wisdom (Prov. 2:1), and had assured us that we should succeed in our sincere and constant pursuits. But the question is, What shall we get by it when we have found it? Prospect of advantage is the spring and spur of industry; he therefore shows us how much it will be to our profit, laying this down for an unquestionable truth, Happy is the ma…
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