Proverbs 8:22–23

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

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 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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

the first of his acts of old.

23 Ages ago I was set up,

at the first, before the beginning of the earth.

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.

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