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Proverbs 8:27 KJV

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

Proverbs 8:27, King James Version

In context

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

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

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

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Cross-references

  • 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:
  • Job 26:10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
  • Proverbs 3:19 The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
  • 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.