Proverbs 8:27
When he framed the heavens, I was there; When he drew a circle upon the face of the deep;
Noyes Bible
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
26Ere yet he had made the land and the wastes, And the first of the clods of the earth.
28When he made firm the sky above, And the fountains of the deep rushed forth;
Cross References
Psalms 33:6By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, And all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth.
Psalms 136:5To him that made the heavens with wisdom; For his goodness endureth for ever!
Isaiah 40:11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; He shall gather up the lambs in his arms, And carry them in his bosom, And gently lead the nursing ewes.
Jeremiah 10:12He made the earth by his power; He established the world by his wisdom, And by his understanding he spread out the heavens.
Hebrews 1:2hath at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, by whom he also 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 →