Proverbs 8:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:”

Proverbs 8:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 8:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 8:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When he established the heavens, I was there. When he set a circle on the surface of the deep,”

Proverbs 8:27 — World English Bible

Proverbs 8:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep, ”

Proverbs 8:27 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 8:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“In His preparing the heavens I <FI>am<Fi> there, In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep,”

Proverbs 8:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 8:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep;”

Proverbs 8:27 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 8:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“When hee prepared the heauens, I was there, when he set the compasse vpon the deepe.”

Proverbs 8:27 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 8:27 in Context — Proverbs 8

25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

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

28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

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What Does Proverbs 8:27 Mean?

Proverbs 8:27 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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