Proverbs 8:27 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 8:27

25 ^aBefore the mountains were settled,
Before the hills, I was brought forth;

26 While as yet He had not made the earth or the¹ fields,
Or the¹ primal dust of the world.

27 When He prepared the heavens, I was there,
When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,

28 When He established the clouds above,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,

29 ^aWhen He assigned to the sea its limit,
So that the waters would not transgress His command,
When ^bHe marked out the foundations of the earth,

30 ^aThen I was beside Him as¹ a master craftsman;
^bAnd I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,

31 Rejoicing in His inhabited world,
And ^amy delight was with the sons of men.

32 “Now therefore, listen to me, my children,
For ^ablessed are those who keep my ways.

33 Hear instruction and be wise,
And do not disdain it.

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 8:27

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American Standard Version
When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,

Amplified® Bible
When He prepared the heavens, I [Wisdom] was there; when He drew a circle upon the face of the deep {and} stretched out the firmament over it,

Contemporary English Version
I was there when the LORD put the heavens in place and stretched the sky over the surface of the sea.

Darby English Version
When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep;

Good News Bible
I was there when he set the sky in place, when he stretched the horizon across the ocean,

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

New American Standard Bible
"When He established the heavens, I was there, When He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,

New International Version
I was there when he set the heavens in place,
when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,

New King James Version
When He prepared the heavens, I was there,
When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"When He established the heavens, I accompanied Him,When He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,

Revised Standard Version
When he established the heavens, I was there, when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,

Young's Literal Translation
In His preparing the heavens I `am' there, In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep,

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