◄ Proverbs 8:26 {27} ►
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Good News Translation
before God made the earth and its fields or even the first handful of soil.

New Revised Standard Version
when he had not yet made earth and fields, or the world’s first bits of soil.

Contemporary English Version
It happened long before God had made the earth or any of its fields or even the dust.

New American Bible
When the earth and the fields were not yet made, nor the first clods of the world.

Douay-Rheims Bible
When he prepared the heavens, I was present: when with a certain law, and compass, he enclosed the depths:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

as yet

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created heaven, and earth.

Context
The Excellence of Wisdom
…25He had not yet made the earth, nor the rivers, nor the poles of the world. 26When he prepared the heavens, I was present: when with a certain law, and compass, he enclosed the depths:27When he established the sky above, and poised the fountains of waters:…
Cross References
Proverbs 8:25
He had not yet made the earth, nor the rivers, nor the poles of the world.

Proverbs 8:27
When he established the sky above, and poised the fountains of waters:

Proverbs 8:25
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