"While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. {fields: or, open…" — Proverbs 8:26

Proverbs 8:26 · KJV

“While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. {fields: or, open places} {the highest...: or, the chief part}”

— Proverbs 8:26

Verse 25

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

Verse 27

When he prepared the heavens, I {was} there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: {a compass: or, a circle}

Proverbs 8 — Context

When {there were} no depths, I was brought forth; when {there were} no fountains abounding with water.

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. {fields: or, open places} {the highest...: or, the chief part}

When he prepared the heavens, I {was} there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: {a compass: or, a circle}

When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

Cross References

Genesis 1:1-31

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.