Proverbs 8:28

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“when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,”

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BSBPD

“when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“When he made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep became strong,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“In His strengthening clouds above, In His making strong fountains of the deep,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 8:28 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 1:7So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.
  2. Genesis 1:9And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.
  3. Genesis 7:11In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.
  4. Genesis 8:2The springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained.
  5. Job 26:8He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
  6. Psalms 104:7At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
  7. Psalms 146:6the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.
  8. Matthew 8:26“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.

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