Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
In his preparing the heavens I was there: in his inscribing a circle upon 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,
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;
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 Yet he made not the earth and the fields, and the head of the clods of the habitable globe. 27 In his preparing the heavens I was there: in his inscribing a circle upon the face of the deep: 28 In his making firm the clouds from above: in his strengthening the fountains of the deep:
Cross References
Proverbs 3:19
Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; he prepared the heavens by understanding.
Isaiah 40:22
He sitting upon the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants as locusts; he stretching out the heavens as fine cloth, and he will extend them as a tent to dwell in:
Job 26:10
He marked out with a compass the law upon the face of the waters, even till the end of light with darkness..
Psalm 33:6
By the word of Jehovah the heavens were made, and by the spirit of his mouth all their army.
Psalm 103:19
Jehovah prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruled over all.
Psalm 136:5
To him making the heavens in understanding: for his mercy is forever.
Isaiah 40:11
As a shepherd he will feed his flock: with his arm he will gather the lambs, and will lift up into his bosom, he will lead those coming up.
Jeremiah 10:12
He made the earth in his power, setting upright the habitable globe by his wisdom, and by his understanding he stretched out the heavens.
Colossians 1:16
For by him were all things created, things in the heavens, and things upon earth, things visible and invisible, whether thrones, whether dominions, whether beginnings, whether authorities: all were created by him, and for him:
Hebrews 1:2
At these last days spake to us in the Son, whom he set heir of all things, by whom also he made the times;