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Proverbs 8:27

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

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

When he prepared the heavens, I was there,.... Made, beautified, and adorned them; when he gave them their form, figure,…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

A compass - Better as in the margin and Job 22:14 (see the note), i. e., the great vault of heaven stretched over the…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 8:22-31

That it is an intelligent and divine person that here speaks seems very plain, and that it is not meant of a mere…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

compass Rather, circle, R.V. text, A.V. marg. The reference is to the heavens, just mentioned, which seem to stand like…