Proverbs 8:31 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 8:31

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.

33 Hear instruction and be wise,
And do not disdain it.

34 ^aBlessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.

35 For whoever finds me finds life,
And ^aobtains favor from the Lord;

36 But he who sins against me ^awrongs his own soul;
All those who hate me love death.”

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 8:31

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American Standard Version
Rejoicing in his habitable earth; And my delight was with the sons of men.

Amplified® Bible
Rejoicing in His inhabited earth and delighting in the sons of men.

Contemporary English Version
I was pleased with his world and pleased with its people.

Darby English Version
rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights [were] with the sons of men.

Good News Bible
happy with the world and pleased with the human race.

King James Version
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

New American Standard Bible
Rejoicing in the world, His earth, And {having} my delight in the sons of men.

New International Version
rejoicing in his whole world
and delighting in mankind.

New King James Version
Rejoicing in His inhabited world,
And my delight was with the sons of men.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Rejoicing in the world, His earth,

Revised Standard Version
rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the sons of men.

Young's Literal Translation
Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth, And my delights `are' with the sons of men.

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