Proverbs 8:27
I was there when he placed the heavens in position, when he drew the horizon over the ocean,
Free Bible 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
26when he hadn't made the earth and its fields or any of the earth's dust.
28when he made the clouds in the sky above, when he created the springs of the oceans,
Cross References
Psalms 33:6The Lord spoke the word and the heavens were made; his mouth breathed all the stars into existence.
Psalms 136:5To him who knew how to make the heavens. For his trustworthy love lasts forever.
Isaiah 40:11He looks after his flock like a shepherd. He picks up the lambs in his arms and holds them close to his chest. He leads those that are nursing young.
Jeremiah 10:12It was God who made the earth by his power. He created the world by his wisdom and by his understanding he put the heavens in place.
Hebrews 1:2has in these last days spoken to us through his Son. God appointed the Son heir of everything, and made the universe through him.
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 →