Proverbs 8:25
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
Cross-references
Job 15:7
Allusion
In Job 15:7, Eliphaz mocks Job with the same phrase 'brought forth before the hills', directly echoing Proverbs 8:25.
Job 38:4–11
Parallel
In Job 38:4-11, God describes laying earth's foundation, paralleling wisdom's existence before the mountains in Proverbs 8:25.
Psalm 90:2
Allusion
In Psalm 90:2, 'before the mountains were brought forth' matches Proverbs 8:25 exactly, describing God's eternity alongside wisdom's origin.
Psalm 102:25–28
Parallel
In Psalm 102:25-28, God's eternal foundation contrasts with creation's transience, echoing wisdom's pre-creation existence in Proverbs 8:25.