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Proverbs 8:27
27“When he set up the heavens, I was there. When he traced the horizon on the surface of the ocean,
Proverbs 8:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
- New International Version (NIV)I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
- English Standard Version (ESV)When he established the heavens, I was there; when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,
- New King James Version (NKJV)When He prepared the heavens, I was there, When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,
Context of Proverbs 8:27
25I was born before the mountains were settled in their places and before the hills, 26when he had not yet made land or fields or the first dust of the world. “When he set up the heavens, I was there. When he traced the horizon on the surface of the ocean, 28when he established the skies above, when he determined the currents in the ocean, 29when he set a limit for the sea so the waters would not overstep his command, when he traced the foundations of the earth,
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בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹ שָׁ֭מַיִם שָׁ֣ם אָ֑נִי בְּח֥וּקוֹ ח֝֗וּג עַל־פְּנֵ֥י תְהֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 8:27
- Psalms 33:6The heavens were made by the Lord’s word and all the stars by the breath of his mouth.
- Psalms 103:19The Lord has set his throne in heaven. His kingdom rules everything.
- Psalms 136:5to the one who made the heavens by his understanding— because his mercy endures forever.
- Jeremiah 10:12The Lord made the earth by his power. He set up the world by his skill. He stretched out the world by his understanding.
- Colossians 1:16He created all things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible. Whether they are kings or lords, rulers or powers— everything has been created through him and for him.
- Hebrews 1:2In these last days he has spoken to us through his Son. God made his Son responsible for everything. His Son is the one through whom God made the universe.
- Isaiah 40:11Like a shepherd he takes care of his flock. He gathers the lambs in his arms. He carries them in his arms. He gently helps the sheep and their lambs.
Commentaries on Proverbs 8:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27When he prepared the heavens, I was there - For there is no part of the creation of God in which wisdom, skill, contrivance, are more manifest, than in the construction of the visible heavens. When he set a compass upon the face of the depth - Does not this refer to the establishment of the law of gravitation? by which all the particles of matter, tending to a common center, would produce in all bodies the orbicular form, which we see them have; so that…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27A compass - Better as in the margin and Job 22:14 (see the note), i. e., the great vault of heaven stretched over the deep seas.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-31Verses 22-31 The Son of God declares himself to have been engaged in the creation of the world. How able, how fit is the Son of God to be the Saviour of the world, who was the Creator of it! The Son of God was ordained, before the world, to that great work. Does he delight in saving wretched sinners, and shall not we delight in his salvation?Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-29God used his wisdom to create the world. Wisdom helps us understand how the world works and shows God's greatness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-3122-31. Strictly, God's attributes are part of Himself. Yet, to the poetical structure of the whole passage, this commendation of wisdom is entirely consonant. In order of time all His attributes are coincident and eternal as Himself. But to set forth the importance of wisdom as devising the products of benevolence and power, it is here assigned a precedence. As it has such in divine, so should it be desired in human, affairs (compare Pr 3:19)…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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