Proverbs 8:27-31

The Blessings of Wisdom

²⁷ When he _b established the heavens, I was there;
when he drew _c a circle on the face of the deep,
²⁸ when he _d made firm the skies above,
when he established ₁ the fountains of the deep,
²⁹ when he _e assigned to the sea its _f limit,
so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked out _g the foundations of the earth,
³⁰ then _h I was beside him, like a master workman,
and I was daily his _{2 i} delight,
rejoicing before him always,
³¹ _j rejoicing in his _k inhabited world
and delighting in the children of man.

1. Cross References
   Proverbs 3:19
   The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens.
   
2. Cross References
   Job 26:10
   He has inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
   
3. Cross References
   Genesis 1:6
   And God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.
   
4. Cross References
   Genesis 1:9 - 10
   And God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so.
   
5. Cross References
   Job 26:10
   He has inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
   
6. Cross References
   Psalms 104:5
   He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved.
   
7. Cross References
   Zechariah 13:7
   Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me," declares the Lord of hosts. "Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.
   John 1:1 - 2
   In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
   
8. Cross References
   Psalms 16:3
   As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.
   Matthew 3:17
   And behold, a voice from heaven said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
   
9. Cross References
   Genesis 1:31
   And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
   Psalms 104:31
   May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works.
   
10. Cross References
    Isaiah 45:18
    For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens (he is God!), who formed the earth and made it (he established it; he did not create it empty, he formed it to be inhabited!): "I am the Lord, and there is no other.