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Proverbs 8:22–31

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22mThe Lord npossessed me oin pthe beginning of his way,

Before his works qof old.

23I was rset up from everlasting, from the beginning,

sOr ever the earth was.

24When there were no tdepths, I was ubrought forth;

When there were no fountains abounding with water.

25Before the mountains vwere settled,

wBefore the hills was I ubrought forth:

26While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the ||fields,

Nor ||the xhighest part of the dust of the world.

27When he yprepared the heavens, I was there:

When he zset ||a compass upon the face of the tdepth:

28When he established the clouds above:

When he strengthened the fountains of the tdeep:

29aWhen he gave to the sea bhis decree,

That the waters should not pass his commandment:

When he zappointed cthe foundations of the earth:

30dThen I was by him, as eone brought up with him:

And I was daily his fdelight,

gRejoicing always before him;

31gRejoicing in hthe habitable part of his earth;

And my fdelights were iwith the sons of men.

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Footnotes

  1. mWisd. 9:9. To ver. 31, Job 28:25–28.
  2. nHeb. as ch. 1:5. & 4:5, 7, &c. Eccles. 2:7. So correct Gen. 14:19, 22. Ps. 139:13. Jer. 32:15. So ch. 15:32. & 18:15. & 19:8. & 23:23. Zech. 11:5.
  3. oGen. 1:1. John 1:1. So Ps. 45:6.
  4. pch. 4:7 (Heb.). Ecclus. 24:9. Comp. Job 40:19.
  5. qSee Ps. 93:2 marg.
  6. rSo Ps. 2:6 and marg.
  7. tch. 3:20. So ver. 27, 28. Gen. 1:2.
  8. uSee Job 15:7. So Ps. 51:5 (Heb.).
  9. vSee Job 38:6 marg.
  10. uSee Job 15:7. So Ps. 51:5 (Heb.).
  11. ||Or, open places. See Job 5:10.
  12. ||Or, the chief part. So Ezra 5:10.
  13. x1 King. 21:9 marg.
  14. ySo ch. 3:19.
  15. zver. 29 (Heb.).
  16. ||Or, a circle. See Job 22:14.
  17. tch. 3:20. So ver. 27, 28. Gen. 1:2.
  18. tch. 3:20. So ver. 27, 28. Gen. 1:2.
  19. aComp. Gen. 1:9, 10.
  20. bSee Job 26:10.
  21. zver. 29 (Heb.).
  22. cSee Ps. 104:5.
  23. dZech. 13:7. See John 1:1, 3.
  24. eOr as Cant. 7:1? Comp. Wisd. 7:22. & 8:5. See Eph. 2:10.
  25. fIsai. 5:7. Jer. 31:20 in the Heb. See Ps. 119:24. Comp. Matt. 3:17.
  26. gch. 31:25. So Job 41:5 (Heb.).
  27. gch. 31:25. So Job 41:5 (Heb.).
  28. hJob 37:12 (Heb.). So Jer. 31:15.
  29. fIsai. 5:7. Jer. 31:20 in the Heb. See Ps. 119:24. Comp. Matt. 3:17.

Cross references

  1. sJohn 17:5.
  2. wPs. 90:2.
  3. iGen. 1:26.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work,

the first of his acts of old.

Ages ago I was set up,

at the first, before the beginning of the earth.

When there were no depths I was brought forth,

when there were no springs abounding with water.

Before the mountains had been shaped,

before the hills, I was brought forth,

before he had made the earth with its fields,

or the first of the dust of the world.

When he established the heavens, I was there;

when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,

when he made firm the skies above,

when he established the fountains of the deep,

when he assigned to the sea its limit,

so that the waters might not transgress his command,

when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

then I was beside him, like a master workman,

and I was daily his delight,

rejoicing before him always,

rejoicing in his inhabited world

and delighting in the children of man.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works,

before his deeds of old;

I was formed long ages ago,

at the very beginning, when the world came to be.

When there were no watery depths, I was given birth,

when there were no springs overflowing with water;

before the mountains were settled in place,

before the hills, I was given birth,

before he made the world or its fields

or any of the dust of the earth.

I was there when he set the heavens in place,

when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,

when he established the clouds above

and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,

when he gave the sea its boundary

so the waters would not overstep his command,

and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.

Then I was constantly at his side.

I was filled with delight day after day,

rejoicing always in his presence,

rejoicing in his whole world

and delighting in mankind.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“The Lord acquired me

at the beginning of his creation,

before his works of long ago.

I was formed before ancient times,

from the beginning, before the earth began.

I was born

when there were no watery depths

and no springs filled with water.

Before the mountains

were established, prior to the hills, I was given birth—

before he made the land, the fields,

or the first soil on earth.

I was there when he established the heavens,

when he laid out the horizon on the surface of the ocean,

when he placed the skies above,

when the fountains of the ocean gushed out,

when he set a limit for the sea

so that the waters would not violate his command,

when he laid out the foundations of the earth.

I was a skilled craftsman beside him.

I was his delight every day,

always rejoicing before him.

I was rejoicing in his inhabited world,

delighting in the children of Adam.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

“The Lord formed me from the beginning,

before he created anything else.

I was appointed in ages past,

at the very first, before the earth began.

I was born before the oceans were created,

before the springs bubbled forth their waters.

Before the mountains were formed,

before the hills, I was born—

before he had made the earth and fields

and the first handfuls of soil.

I was there when he established the heavens,

when he drew the horizon on the oceans.

I was there when he set the clouds above,

when he established springs deep in the earth.

I was there when he set the limits of the seas,

so they would not spread beyond their boundaries.

And when he marked off the earth’s foundations,

I was the architect at his side.

I was his constant delight,

rejoicing always in his presence.

And how happy I was with the world he created;

how I rejoiced with the human family!

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Yahweh created me, the first of his ways,

before his acts of old.

From eternity, I was set up from the first,

from the beginning of the earth.

When there were no depths, I was brought forth,

when there were no springs of abounding water.

Before mountains had been shaped,

before hills, I was brought forth.

When he had not yet made earth and fields,

or the first dust of the world,

when he established the heavens, there I was,

when he drew a circle upon the face of the deep,

when he made skies from above,

when he founded fountains of the deep,

when he assigned his limits to the sea,

that waters shall not transgress his command,

when he marked the foundations of the earth,

I was beside him, a master workman,

and I was delighting day by day,

rejoicing before him always,

rejoicing in the world of his earth,

and my delight was with the children of humankind.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press