Proverbs 8:27
I was already present: when he prepared the heavens; when, with a certain law and a circuit, he fortified the abyss;
Catholic Public Domain Version
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
26Still he had not made the earth, and the rivers, and the poles of the globe of the earth.
28when he made firm the sky above, and set free the fountains of waters;
Cross References
Psalms 33:6Approach him and be enlightened, and your faces will not be confounded.
Psalms 136:5If I ever forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten.
Isaiah 40:11He will pasture his flock like a shepherd. He will gather together the lambs with his arm, and he will lift them up to his bosom, and he himself will carry the very young.
Jeremiah 10:12He made the earth by his power, he prepared the world in his wisdom, and he stretched out the heavens with his understanding.
Hebrews 1:2lastly, in these days, he has spoken to us through the Son, whom he appointed as the heir of all things, and through whom he made the world.
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 →