Proverbs 8:28
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
Proverbs 8:28 in other translations
| BSB | when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth, |
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| WEB | when he established the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong, |
| ASV | When he made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep became strong, |
| YLT | In His strengthening clouds above, In His making strong fountains of the deep, |
| DARBY | when he established the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong; |
| BBE | When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed: |
| Webster | When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: |
What does Proverbs 8:28 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 8:22-31
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. But to set forth the importance of wisdom as devising the products of benevolence and power, it is here assigned a precedence. As it has such in divine, so should it be desired in…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 8:22-31
The Son of God declares himself to have been engaged in the creation of the world. How able, how fit is the Son of God to be the Saviour of the world, who was the Creator of it! The Son of God was ordained, before the world, to that great work. Does he delight in saving wretched sinners, and shall not we delight in his salvation?
Proverbs 8:28 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Proverbs 8:27
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
- Proverbs 8:28
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
- Proverbs 8:29
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
Proverbs 8:28 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Cuando afirmaba los cielos arriba, cuando afirmaba las fuentes del abismo; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | quand il établissait les nuées en haut, quand il affermissait les sources des abîmes, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | als er die Wolken droben befestigte, als er Festigkeit gab den Quellen der Tiefe; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | quando æthera firmabat sursum, et librabat fontes aquarum; |