Parallel Verses
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,
International Standard Version
when he crafted the heavens, I was there when he marked out a circle on the face of the deep,
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,
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 8:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Wisdom At Creation
26
before he had made the earth with its fields, or the first of the dust of the world.
27
When
Cross References
Proverbs 3:19
The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens;
Isaiah 40:22
It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in;
Job 26:10
He has inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
Psalm 33:6
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
Psalm 103:19
The LORD has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.
Psalm 136:5
to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Isaiah 40:11
He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
Jeremiah 10:12
It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
Colossians 1:16
For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things were created through him and for him.
Hebrews 1:2
but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.