"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 8:27

Proverbs 8:27 · KJV

“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 8:27

Verse 26

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}

Verse 28

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

Proverbs 8 — Context

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:

When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

Cross References

Job 26:10

He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. {until...: Heb. until the end of light with darkness}

Isaiah 40:22

{It is} he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof {are} as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: {It is...: or, Him that}

Proverbs 3:19

The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. {established: or, prepared}

Colossians 1:16

For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether {they be} thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Psalms 136:5

To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy {endureth} for ever.

Isaiah 40:11

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry {them} in his bosom, {and} shall gently lead those that are with young. {that...: or, that give suck}

Jeremiah 10:12

He 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 1:2

Hath in these last days spoken unto us by {his} Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;