Proverbs 8:27
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
Webster 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
28When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
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 wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Isaiah 40:11He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that are with young.
Jeremiah 10:12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
Hebrews 1:2Hath in these last days spoken to 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 →