Proverbs 8:27

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

When he epared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 40:22 : 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:
  • Prov 3:19 : 19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
  • Isa 40:11 : 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.
  • Jer 10:12 : 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.
  • Col 1:16 : 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:
  • Heb 1:2 : 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;
  • Job 26:10 : 10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
  • Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
  • Ps 103:19 : 19 The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
  • Ps 136:5 : 5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 8:28-31
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    28When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

    29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

    30Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

    31Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

  • Prov 8:22-26
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    22The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

    23I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

    24When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

    25Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

    26While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

  • Job 38:4-10
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    4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

    5Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

    6Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;

    7When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

    8Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

    9When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

    10And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

  • Prov 3:19-20
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    19The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.

    20By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

  • Job 29:4-5
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    4As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;

    5When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;

  • Job 9:8-9
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    8Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

    9Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.

  • 12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

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    3When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

  • 10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

  • 14Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

  • Job 28:26-27
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    26When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:

    27Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.

  • 15My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

  • 10He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

  • 25Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

  • 23I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

  • 15He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.

  • Ps 139:8-9
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    8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

    9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

  • 13Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.

  • 12I wisdom dwell with udence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

  • 16Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

  • 33Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

  • 16Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?

  • 4These are the nerations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

  • 18Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?

  • 1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

  • 7And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

  • 9The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

  • 30The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

  • 21Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?

  • 17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

  • 18Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

  • 8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.