Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 8:26 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. {fields: or, open places} {the highest...: or, the chief part}”
Proverbs 8:26
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
When {there were} no depths, I was brought forth; when {there were} no fountains abounding with water.
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. {fields: or, open places} {the highest...: or, the chief part}
When he prepared the heavens, I {was} there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: {a compass: or, a circle}
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
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