Verse Comparison: Proverbs 8:23
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.