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Proverbs 8:28

when he made firm the sky above, and set free the fountains of waters;

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In The King James Version

When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

In Context

27I was already present: when he prepared the heavens; when, with a certain law and a circuit, he fortified the abyss;

29when he encompassed the sea within its limits, and laid down a law for the waters, lest they transgress their limits; when he weighed the foundations of the earth.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:9Truly God said: “Let the waters that are under heaven be gathered together into one place; and let the dry land appear.” And so it became.

Genesis 8:2And the fountains of the abyss and the floodgates of heaven were closed. And the rain from heaven was restrained.

Psalms 104:7He is the Lord our God. His judgments are throughout the entire earth.

Matthew 8:26And Jesus said to them, “Why are you afraid, O little in faith?” Then rising up, he commanded the winds, and the sea. And a great tranquility occurred.

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 →

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