Proverbs 8:22 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 8:22

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20 I¹ traverse the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,

21 That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.

22 “The^a Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old.

23 ^aI have been established from everlasting,
From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.

24 When there were no depths I was brought forth,
When there were no fountains abounding with water.

25 ^aBefore the mountains were settled,
Before the hills, I was brought forth;

26 While as yet He had not made the earth or the¹ fields,
Or the¹ primal dust of the world.

27 When He prepared the heavens, I was there,
When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,

28 When He established the clouds above,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,

29 ^aWhen He assigned to the sea its limit,
So that the waters would not transgress His command,
When ^bHe marked out the foundations of the earth,

30 ^aThen I was beside Him as¹ a master craftsman;
^bAnd I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,

31 Rejoicing in His inhabited world,
And ^amy delight was with the sons of men.

32 “Now therefore, listen to me, my children,
For ^ablessed are those who keep my ways.

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 8:22

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American Standard Version
Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old.

Amplified® Bible
The Lord formed {and} brought me [Wisdom] forth at the beginning of His way, before His acts of old.

Contemporary English Version
From the beginning, I was with the LORD. I was there before he began

Darby English Version
Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

Good News Bible
"The LORD created me first of all, the first of his works, long ago.

King James Version
The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

New American Standard Bible
"The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old.

New International Version
"The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, ,
before his deeds of old;

New King James Version
' The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old.

Revised Standard Version
The LORD created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old.

Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah possessed me -- the beginning of His way, Before His works since then.

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