Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
When he established the heavens, I was there; when he set a circle on the surface 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;
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,
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 while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world. 27 When he established the heavens, I was there; when he set a circle on the surface of the deep, 28 when he established the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong,
Cross References
Proverbs 3:19
By wisdom the LORD 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 out like a tent to dwell in;
Job 26:10
He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.
Psalm 33:6
By the LORD's word, the heavens were made; all their army by the breath of his mouth.
Psalm 103:19
The LORD has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all.
Psalm 136:5
To him who by understanding made the heavens; for his loving kindness endures forever:
Isaiah 40:11
He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.
Jeremiah 10:12
He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens:
Colossians 1:16
For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers; all things have been created by him and for him.
Hebrews 1:2
in these last days has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.