The Meaning of Proverbs 8:28 Explained

Proverbs 8:28

KJV: When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

YLT: In His strengthening clouds above, In His making strong fountains of the deep,

Darby: when he established the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong;

ASV: When he made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep became strong,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

When he established  the clouds  above:  when he strengthened  the fountains  of the deep: 

What does Proverbs 8:28 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 8:22-36 - Finding Wisdom, Finding Life
The world did not come into being by chance. It was created by an intelligent Creator. Nothing is arbitrary or by accident. Law is the expression of the perfect will of God. It is founded on the inherent necessity which is at the heart of all things; and it is according to unchanging law that all things subsist. Yet never forget that God is Redeemer, as well as Creator, and reserves to Himself the right of suffering the infliction of a broken law, that He may step in to redeem those who are penitent and believing.
It would seem as if in Luke 7:35 our Lord appropriated these sublime words as applicable to Himself. How glorious it is that He appropriates Proverbs 8:31! He does not delight in us after we are redeemed, but before; and it is on this that He bases His appeal: Blessed are they that keep My ways, Proverbs 8:32. Let us watch daily at His gates, and wait at the posts of His doors. For to find Him is to find eternal life, 1 John 4:19. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 8

1  the fame
6  and evidence of wisdom
10  The excellence
12  the nature
15  the power
18  the riches
22  and the eternity of wisdom
32  Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it brings

What do the individual words in Proverbs 8:28 mean?

when He established the clouds above when He strengthened the fountains of the deep
בְּאַמְּצ֣וֹ שְׁחָקִ֣ים מִמָּ֑עַל בַּ֝עֲז֗וֹז עִינ֥וֹת תְּהוֹם‪‬

בְּאַמְּצ֣וֹ  when  He  established 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמֵץ  
Sense: to be strong, alert, courageous, brave, stout, bold, solid, hard.
שְׁחָקִ֣ים  the  clouds 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שַׁחַק  
Sense: dust, cloud.
מִמָּ֑עַל  above 
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb
Root: מַעַל 
Sense: higher part, upper part adv.
בַּ֝עֲז֗וֹז  when  He  strengthened 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: עָזַז  
Sense: to be strong.
עִינ֥וֹת  the  fountains 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
תְּהוֹם‪‬  of  the  deep 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: תְּהֹום  
Sense: deep, depths, deep places, abyss, the deep, sea.

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