Proverbs 8:27
When He established the heavens, I was there; when He set a circle upon the face of the deep,
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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
26While as yet He had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
28When He made firm the skies above, when the fountains of the deep showed their might,
Cross References
Psalms 33:6By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
Psalms 136:5To Him that by understanding made the heavens, for His mercy endureth for ever.
Isaiah 40:11Even as a shepherd that feedeth his flock, that gathereth the lambs in his arm, and carrieth them in his bosom, and gently leadeth those that give suck.
Jeremiah 10:12He that hath made the earth by His power, that hath established the world by His wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by His understanding;
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 →