Proverbs 8:23 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 8:23

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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 8:23

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American Standard Version
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Before the earth was.

Amplified® Bible
I [Wisdom] was inaugurated {and} ordained from everlasting, from the beginning, before ever the earth existed.

Contemporary English Version
to create the earth. At the very first, the LORD gave life to me.

Darby English Version
I was set up from eternity, from the beginning, before the earth was.

Good News Bible
I was made in the very beginning, at the first, before the world began.

King James Version
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

New American Standard Bible
"From everlasting I was established, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.

New International Version
I was appointed from eternity,
from the beginning, before the world began.

New King James Version
I have been established from everlasting,
From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"From everlasting He established me, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.

Revised Standard Version
Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth.

Young's Literal Translation
From the age I was anointed, from the first, From former states of the earth.

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