Proverbs 8:24 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 8:24

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.

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

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 8:24

American Standard Version
When there were no depths, I was brought forth, When there were no fountains abounding with water.

Amplified® Bible
When there were no deeps, I was brought forth, when there were no fountains laden with water.

Contemporary English Version
When I was born, there were no oceans or springs of water.

Darby English Version
When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no fountains abounding with water.

Good News Bible
I was born before the oceans, when there were no springs of water.

King James Version
When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

New American Standard Bible
"When there were no depths I was brought forth, When there were no springs abounding with water.

New International Version
When there were no oceans, I was given birth,
when there were no springs abounding with water;

New King James Version
When there were no depths I was brought forth,
When there were no fountains abounding with water.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"When no depths existed He brought me forth, When no springs abounded with water.

Revised Standard Version
When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water.

Young's Literal Translation
In there being no depths, I was brought forth, In there being no fountains heavy `with' waters,

New English Translation
When there were no deep oceans¹ I was born,² when there were no springs overflowing³ with water;