Proverbs 8:27
When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
In Context
26When he had not made the earth or the fields or the dust of the world.
28When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed:
Cross References
Psalms 33:6By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth.
Psalms 136:5To him who by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Isaiah 40:11He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.
Jeremiah 10:12He has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out.
Hebrews 1:2But now, at the end of these days, it has come to us through his Son, to whom he has given all things for a heritage, and through whom he made the order of the generations;
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 8:23-32
Wisdom Eternal and Divine. 22 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. 25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. 27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when… Read the whole commentary →