Text: Proverbs 3:19
OT Text Referred to: Psalms 136:5
Subject: Creation account and divine ordering
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: Psalm 136:5 praises God "who made the heavens by understanding (תְּבוּנָה, tevunah)" — directly echoing Proverbs 3:19: "By wisdom the LORD founded the earth; by understanding (תְּבוּנָה, tevunah) He established the heavens." Both texts use the identical Hebrew word tevunah to describe the divine attribute by which the heavens were created, connecting liturgical praise to wisdom theology. The shared assertion that creation required divine understanding bridges the Psalter's doxology and Proverbs' wisdom instruction, showing that Israel's poets and sages drew on the same theological vocabulary to celebrate God's creative intelligence.