Proverbs 8:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

When he prepared the heavens, I was there; when he set a boundary upon the face of the depth;

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  • Isa 40:22 : 22 It is he who sits upon the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;
  • Prov 3:19 : 19 The LORD by wisdom has founded the earth; by understanding he has 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 has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
  • Col 1:16 : 16 For by him all things were created, that are in heaven, and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him and for him:
  • Heb 1:2 : 2 Has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;
  • Job 26:10 : 10 He has encircled the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
  • Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
  • Ps 103:19 : 19 The LORD has prepared His throne in the heavens; and His kingdom rules over all.
  • Ps 136:5 : 5 To him who by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endures forever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 8:28-31
    4 verses
    83%

    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 go beyond his command; 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 inhabitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

  • Prov 8:22-26
    5 verses
    82%

    22The LORD possessed me at the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

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

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

    25Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was 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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    77%

    4Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.

    5Who determined its measurements, if you know? Or who stretched the line upon it?

    6On what are its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,

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

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

    9When I made the cloud its garment, and thick darkness a swaddling band for it,

    10And fixed My limit for it, and set bars and doors,

  • Prov 3:19-20
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    73%

    19The LORD by wisdom has founded the earth; by understanding he has established the heavens.

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

  • Job 29:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tent;

    5When the Almighty was still with me, when my children were around me;

  • Job 9:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8He alone spreads out the heavens, and treads upon the waves of the sea.

    9He makes Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.

  • Jer 10:12
    72%

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

  • Ps 8:3
    72%

    3When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;

  • Heb 1:10
    71%

    10And, You, Lord, in the beginning have laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the work of Your hands:

  • Prov 8:14
    71%

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

  • Job 28:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26When he made a decree for the rain, and a path for the lightning of the thunder,

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

  • Ps 139:15
    70%

    15My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret and skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth.

  • Job 26:10
    70%

    10He has encircled the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

  • Ps 102:25
    70%

    25Of old you have laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

  • Jer 4:23
    70%

    23I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was formless and empty; and the heavens, and they had no light.

  • Jer 51:15
    70%

    15He has made the earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom, and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

  • Ps 139:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.

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

  • Isa 48:13
    69%

    13My hand also has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spanned the heavens: when I call to them, they stand up together.

  • Prov 8:12
    69%

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

  • Job 38:16
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    16Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep?

  • Job 38:33
    69%

    33Do you know the statutes of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?

  • Job 37:16
    69%

    16Do you know the balancing of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?

  • Gen 2:4
    69%

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

  • Job 37:18
    68%

    18Have you with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and like a molten mirror?

  • Gen 1:1
    68%

    1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

  • Gen 1:7
    68%

    7And God made the sky and separated the waters which were under the sky from the waters which were above the sky; and it was so.

  • Job 11:9
    68%

    9Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

  • Job 38:30
    68%

    30The waters are hidden like stone, and the surface of the deep is frozen.

  • Isa 40:21
    68%

    21Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?

  • Gen 1:17
    68%

    17And God set them in the sky of the heavens to give light upon the earth,

  • Job 38:18
    68%

    18Have you perceived the breadth of the earth? Declare, if you know it all.

  • Job 26:8
    68%

    8He binds up the waters in His thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.