Proverbs 8:27
When he prepared the heavens, I was present: when with a certain law and compass he enclosed the depths:
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
26He had not yet made the earth, nor the rivers, nor the poles of the world.
28When he established the sky above, and poised the fountains of waters:
Cross References
Psalms 33:6By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth:
Psalms 136:5For I have known that the Lord is great, and our God is above all gods.
Isaiah 40:11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather together the lambs with his arm, and shall take them up in his bosom, and he himself shall carry them that are with young.
Jeremiah 10:12He that maketh the earth by his power, that prepareth the world by his wisdom, and stretcheth out the heavens by his knowledge.
Hebrews 1:2In these days hath spoken to us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also 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 →