Proverbs 8:28
When he made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep became strong,
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
In Context
27When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,
Cross References
Genesis 1:9And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Genesis 8:2the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
Psalms 104:7At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away
Matthew 8:26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked 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 →