Proverbs 8:27
in Proverbs 8I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,
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ASV
When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,
KJV
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
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This verse in Proverbs 8
Commentary
4 notes on this verseon Proverbs 8:27-28
Learn also that the Father was with him, and he with the Father, when all things were being made. Wisdom says, "When he was preparing the heavens I was with him, when he was making the fountains of waters." And in the Old Testament the Father … showed that the Son was to be worshiped with himself as the maker of all things.
This site's exposition
when he set a compass upon the face of the depth
on Proverbs 8:27-31
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: the creation account retold with wisdom present at every stage, the compass on the deep, the clouds established, the sea given his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, the same boundary Job 38:11 states as hitherto shalt thou come. Then I was by him, as one brought up with him, daily his delight, rejoicing always before him: the words are familial and glad, a craftsman or a nursling by the readings, and the philology of amon is carried by the bench without being settled. The poem lands at verse 31 in a place the reader does not expect: her delights were with the sons of men, wisdom rejoicing not only in the world but in us.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
A compass - Better as in the margin and Job 22:14 (see the note), i. e., the great vault of heaven stretched over the deep seas.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
on Proverbs 8:22-31
Strictly, God's attributes are part of Himself. Yet, to the poetical structure of the whole passage, this commendation of wisdom is entirely consonant. In order of time all His attributes are coincident and eternal as Himself.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹ | bahakhino | when established he | H3559 → | 217 times |
| שָׁ֭מַיִם | shamayim | [the] heavens | H8064 → | 421 times |
| שָׁ֣ם | sham | [was] there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| אָ֑נִי | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| בְּח֥וּקוֹ | bechukov | when marked out he | H2710 → | 19 times |
| ח֝֗וּג | chug | a circle | H2329 → | |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| פְּנֵ֥י | penei | [the] surface of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| תְהֽוֹם׃ | tehom | [the] deep | H8415 → | 36 times |
בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹwhen established he
bahakhinoH3559 →217 times
שָׁ֭מַיִם[the] heavens
shamayimH8064 →421 times
שָׁ֣ם[was] there
shamH8033 →834 times
אָ֑נִיI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
בְּח֥וּקוֹwhen marked out he
bechukovH2710 →19 times
ח֝֗וּגa circle
chugH2329 →
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
פְּנֵ֥י[the] surface of
peneiH6440 →2123 times
תְהֽוֹם׃[the] deep
tehomH8415 →36 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Colossians 1:16For in Him all things were created, things 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.
it leads to
- John 1:3
Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Romans 11:36
For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.
- 1 Corinthians 8:6
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and…
- Hebrews 2:10
In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
- 1 Chronicles 29:11
Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom,…
- John 1:3
Through
Proverbs 3:19The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
it leads to
- Psalms 104:24
How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 10:12
The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 51:15
The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 104:24
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About Proverbs
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ambrose of Milan, On the Holy Spirit 3.11.85; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Proverbs of Solomon; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.