27When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep;


In Context

24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no fountains abounding with water.

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 beginning of the dust of the world.

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

28 when he established the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong;

29 when he imposed on the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

Proverbs 8:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:27When he prepared the heavens, I [was] there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:27I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:27When he prepared the heavens, I was present: when with a certain law and compass he enclosed the depths:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:27When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:27When he established the heavens, I was there: when he set a circle upon the face of the deep:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:27When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:27When he established the heavens, I was there; when he set a circle on the surface of the deep,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:27In His preparing the heavens I am there, In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:27When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass on the face of the depth: