Proverbs 8:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,”
Read Proverbs 8:27 in the flow of Proverbs8 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs8 to see the surrounding context.
“I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:”
King James Version · Public Domain“When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“In His preparing the heavens I <FI>am<Fi> there, In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 8:27 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 26:10He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
- Psalms 33:6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
- Psalms 103:19The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.
- Psalms 136:5By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.
- Proverbs 3:19The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
- Isaiah 40:11He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
- Isaiah 40:22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
- Jeremiah 10:12The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
- Colossians 1:16For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
- Hebrews 1:2But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.
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