Proverbs 8:27

When he prepared the heavens, I was there: 1 When he set a compass upon the face of the depth: 1

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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, 1 Nor the highest part of the dust of the world. 1

28When he established the clouds above: 1 When he strengthened the fountains of the deep: 1

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Cross References

Psalms 33:6By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; 1 And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. 1

Psalms 136:5To him that by wisdom made the heavens: 1 For his mercy endureth for ever. 1

Isaiah 40:11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: 1 He shall gather the lambs with his arm, 1 And carry them in his bosom, 1 And shall gently lead those that are with young. 1

Jeremiah 10:12He hath made the earth by his power, 1 He hath established the world by his wisdom, 1 And hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion. 1

Hebrews 1:2hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

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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