Proverbs 8:28
When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
In Context
27When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep:
Cross References
Genesis 1:9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven come together in one place, and let the dry land be seen: and it was so.
Genesis 8:2And the fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were shut, and the rain from heaven was stopped.
Psalms 104:7At the voice of your word they went in flight; at the sound of your thunder they went away in fear;
Matthew 8:26And he said to them, Why are you full of fear, O you of little faith? Then he got up and gave orders to the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
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 →