Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
when he crafted the heavens, I was there when he marked out a circle on the face of the deep,
New American Standard Bible
When
King James Version
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
Holman Bible
when He laid out the horizon on the surface of the ocean,
A Conservative Version
When he established the heavens, I was there. When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,
American Standard Version
When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,
Amplified
“When He established the heavens, I [Wisdom] was there;
When He drew a circle upon the face of the deep,
Bible in Basic English
When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep:
Darby Translation
When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep;
Julia Smith Translation
In his preparing the heavens I was there: in his inscribing a circle upon the face of the deep:
King James 2000
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he drew a circle upon the face of the depth:
Lexham Expanded Bible
{when he established} the heavens, there I [was], {when he drew} a circle upon the face of the deep,
Modern King James verseion
When He prepared the heavens, I was there; when He set a circle upon the face of the deep;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For when he made the heavens, I was present; when he set up the depths in order;
NET Bible
When he established the heavens, I was there; when he marked out the horizon over the face of the deep,
New Heart English Bible
When he established the heavens, I was there; when he set a circle on the surface of the deep,
The Emphasized Bible
When he prepared the heavens, there, was I! When he decreed a vault upon the face of the resounding deep;
Webster
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
World English Bible
When he established the heavens, I was there; when he set a circle on the surface of the deep,
Youngs 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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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 8:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Wisdom At Creation
26 Even though he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the world's first grains of dust, 27 when he crafted the heavens, I was there when he marked out a circle on the face of the deep, 28 when he made the clouds from above, when the springs of the depths were established,
Cross References
Proverbs 3:19
By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations, and by understanding he set the heavens in place.
Isaiah 40:22
He's the one who sits above the disk of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers. He's the one who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to live in,
Job 26:10
He has delimited a boundary over the surface of the oceans as a limit between light and darkness.
Psalm 33:6
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made; all the heavenly bodies by the breath of his mouth.
Psalm 103:19
The LORD has established his throne in heaven and his kingdom rules over all.
Psalm 136:5
to the one who by wisdom made the heavens, for his gracious love is everlasting
Isaiah 40:11
Like a shepherd, he tends his flock. He gathers the lambs in his arms, carries them close to his heart, and gently leads the mother sheep."
Jeremiah 10:12
The LORD is the one who made the world by his power, who established the earth by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
Colossians 1:16
For by him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether they are kings, lords, rulers, or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.
Hebrews 1:2
has in these last days spoken to us by a Son whom he appointed to be the heir of everything and through whom he also made the universe.