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Proverbs 8:27
27I was there when he established the heavens, when he drew the horizon on the oceans.
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
25Before the mountains were formed, before the hills, I was born— 26before he had made the earth and fields and the first handfuls of soil. I was there when he established the heavens, when he drew the horizon on the oceans. 28I was there when he set the clouds above, when he established springs deep in the earth. 29I was there when he set the limits of the seas, so they would not spread beyond their boundaries. And when he marked off the earth’s foundations,
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בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹ שָׁ֭מַיִם שָׁ֣ם אָ֑נִי בְּח֥וּקוֹ ח֝֗וּג עַל־פְּנֵ֥י תְהֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 8:27
- Psalms 33:6The Lord merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born.
- Psalms 103:19The Lord has made the heavens his throne; from there he rules over everything.
- Psalms 136:5Give thanks to him who made the heavens so skillfully. His faithful love endures forever.
- Jeremiah 10:12But the Lord made the earth by his power, and he preserves it by his wisdom. With his own understanding he stretched out the heavens.
- Colossians 1:16for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him.
- Hebrews 1:2And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he created the universe.
- Isaiah 40:11He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.
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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