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Pro 30:4 — Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son's name, if thou canst tell?

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Who hath ascended		Deu 30:12; Jhn 3:13; Rom 10:6; Eph 4:9,10
who hath gathered		Job 38:4-41; Psa 104:2-35; Isa 40:12-31; Isa 53:8
what is his name		Exd 3:13-15; Exd 6:3; Exd 34:5-7; Deu 28:58
and what		Gen 32:29; Jdg 13:18; Psa 2:7; Isa 7:14; Isa 9:6; Jer 23:6; Mat 1:21-23; Mat 11:27; Luk 10:22

Correlating Passages

Who hath ascended

	Deu 30:12	It [is] not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
	Jhn 3:13	And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven.
	Rom 10:6	But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down [from above]:)
	Eph 4:9	(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
	Eph 4:10	He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

who hath gathered

	Job 38:4	Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
	Job 38:5	Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
	Job 38:6	Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
	Job 38:7	When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
	Job 38:8	Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb?
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	Psa 104:2	Who coverest [thyself] with light as [with] a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
	Psa 104:3	Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
	Psa 104:4	Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
	Psa 104:5	[Who] laid the foundations of the earth, [that] it should not be removed for ever.
	Psa 104:6	Thou coveredst it with the deep as [with] a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
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	Isa 40:12	Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
	Isa 40:13	Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or [being] his counsellor hath taught him?
	Isa 40:14	With whom took he counsel, and [who] instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
	Isa 40:15	Behold, the nations [are] as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
	Isa 40:16	And Lebanon [is] not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
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	Isa 53:8	He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

what is his name

	Exd 3:13	And Moses said unto God, Behold, [when] I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What [is] his name? what shall I say unto them?
	Exd 3:14	And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
	Exd 3:15	And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this [is] my name for ever, and this [is] my memorial unto all generations.
	Exd 6:3	And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by [the name of] God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
	Exd 34:5	And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
	Exd 34:6	And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
	Exd 34:7	Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear [the guilty]; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth [generation].
	Deu 28:58	If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;

and what

	Gen 32:29	And Jacob asked [him], and said, Tell [me], I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore [is] it [that] thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
	Jdg 13:18	And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it [is] secret?
	Psa 2:7	I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou [art] my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
	Isa 7:14	Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
	Isa 9:6	For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
	Jer 23:6	In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this [is] his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
	Mat 1:21	And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
	Mat 1:22	Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
	Mat 1:23	Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
	Mat 11:27	All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and [he] to whomsoever the Son will reveal [him].
	Luk 10:22	All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and [he] to whom the Son will reveal [him].

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Scott, Thomas. "Proverbs 30:4," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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