Proverbs 8:22–23
Proverbs 8:22–23 — The New International Version (NIV)
22 “The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works,
before his deeds of old;
23 I was formed long ages ago,
at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
Proverbs 8:22–23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
22 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way,
Before his works of old.
23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning,
Or ever the earth was.
Proverbs 8:22–23 — New Living Translation (NLT)
22 “The Lord formed me from the beginning,
before he created anything else.
23 I was appointed in ages past,
at the very first, before the earth began.
Proverbs 8:22–23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
22 “The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old.
23 I have been established from everlasting,
From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.
Proverbs 8:22–23 — New Century Version (NCV)
22 “I, wisdom, was with the Lord when he began his work,
long before he made anything else.
23 I was created in the very beginning,
even before the world began.
Proverbs 8:22–23 — American Standard Version (ASV)
22 Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way,
Before his works of old.
23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning,
Before the earth was.
Proverbs 8:22–23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
22 Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. 23 I was set up from eternity, from the beginning, before the earth was.
Proverbs 8:22–23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
22 “The Lord already possessed me long ago,
when his way began,
before any of his works.
23 I was appointed from everlasting
from the first,
before the earth began.
Proverbs 8:22–23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
22 “The Lord made me
at the beginning of His creation,
before His works of long ago.
23 I was formed before ancient times,
from the beginning, before the earth began.
Proverbs 8:22–23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
22 The Lord created me at the beginning of his work,
the first of his acts of long ago.
23 Ages ago I was set up,
at the first, before the beginning of the earth.
Proverbs 8:22–23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
22 “Yahweh created me, the first of his ways,
before his acts of old.
23 From eternity, I was set up from the first,
from the beginning of the earth.
Proverbs 8:22–23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
22 “The Lord created me as the first of his works,
before his acts of long ago.
23 I was formed at the very beginning.
I was formed before the world began.
Proverbs 8:22–23 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
22 “The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old.
23 “From everlasting I was established,
From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.