10 As rain and snow come down from heaven, and do not return thither, but waters the earth, and makes it able to bring forth and bring forth, that it may give seed to him who sows, and bread to him who eats, 11 so also my word, which proceedeth out of my mouth, it does not return to me in vain, but fulfills that which pleases me, and he does that for which I sent him (Isaiah 55:10-11).

No less impressive is the correlation with such an Old Testament concept as the Wisdom of God. Moreover, it turns out that its meaning coincides with that of the term "Logos", which is exclusively Greek in origin. This is the intelligent seal that is visible on all creation. This includes, first of all, the text of Proverbs. 8:22-31, in which the speech of Wisdom is quoted in the 1st person:

22 The Lord had me as the beginning of his way, before his creatures, from time immemorial; 23 I have been anointed from everlasting, from the beginning, before the earth was. 24 I was born when the deep did not yet exist, when there were no springs abounding in water. 25 I was born before the mountains were raised, before the hills, 26 before he had created the earth, nor the fields, nor the primordial specks of dust of the world. E-27 When He was preparing the heavens, I was there. When he drew a circle on the face of the deep, 28 when he established the clouds above, when he strengthened the fountains of the deep, 29 when he gave a statute to the sea, that the waters should not overstep its boundaries, when he laid the foundations of the earth: 30 then I was a painter with him, and I was a joy all the day, rejoicing in his presence all the time, 31 rejoicing in his earthly circle, and my joy was with the sons of men.

Also a whole passage about Wisdom in Wisdom. 7–9, for example:

22 She is the Intelligent Spirit, the Holy, the Only-begotten, the Many-Parted, the Subtle, the Easy-to-move, the Bright, the Pure, the Clear, the Harmless, the Loving, the Swift, the Irrepressible, 23 the Beneficent, the Philanthropic, the Firm, the Unshakable, the Calm, the Without Sorrow, the All-Seeing, and the Pervading of all intelligent, pure, subtle spirits — 24 for Wisdom is more mobile than any movement, and in its purity passes through and penetrates all things. 25 It is the Breath of the Power of God, and the Pure Outpouring of the Glory of the Almighty, wherefore nothing defiled shall enter into it; 26 She is the reflection of the Eternal Light, and the Pure Mirror of the Action of God, and the Image of His Goodness (Wis. 7:22-26).

With Thee is Wisdom, which knoweth Thy works, and was present when Thou didst create the World, and knoweth what is pleasing in Thy sight, and that which is right according to Thy commandments... (Wisdom 9:9).

Or here are the words of Psalm 103, memorable thanks to the divine service (Orthodox Vespers):

Ya$kw vozveli1chishasz dela2 tvoz2 gdsi, vsz6 premýdrostiyu sotvor1lъ e3si2.

How numerous are Thy works, O Lord! Thou hast made all things wisely (Psalm 103:24).

Wisdom in the cosmic sense is spoken of in the 28th chapter of the Book of Job. In particular:

23 God knoweth her way, and he knoweth her place. 24 For he looketh unto the ends of the earth, and seeth under all heaven. 25 When He gave weight to the wind, and arranged the water according to measure, 26 when He appointed a statute for the rain, and a way for the thundering lightning, 27 then He saw it, and showed it, prepared it, and tested it again (Job 28:23-27).

These texts are directly related to everything that is said in Jn. 1, 1-3, including the approval of:

All things were made through Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made (John 1:3).

Thus, the Word as Wisdom is the rational principle underlying the world, imparting to it beauty, meaningfulness, logic (from the word "Logos"), wisdom (as a property of the created world). And all because the Word, Wisdom, is an inalienable property, a faculty, a quality inherent in God.