15 By me kings מְלָכִ֣ים me.la.Khim H4428 reign יִמְלֹ֑כוּ yim.Lo.khu H4427 , And princes decree justice . 16 By me princes שָׂרִ֣ים sa.Rim H8269 rule יָשֹׂ֑רוּ ya.So.ru H8323 , And nobles וּ֝נְדִיבִ֗ים u.ne.di.Vim H5081 , even all the judges H8199 of the earth. 17 I love אֹהֲבַ֣י 'o.ha.vei.i H157 them that love אֵהָ֑ב 'e.Hav H157 me ; And those that seek וּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗י u.me.sha.cha.Rai H7836 me diligently shall find יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ yim.tza.'U.ni H4672 me . 18 Riches H6239 and honor וְכָב֥וֹד ve.kha.Vod H3519 are with me; Yea, durable wealth ה֥וֹן Hon H1952 and righteousness וּצְדָקָֽה׃ u.tze.da.Kah H6666 . 19 My fruit פִּ֭רְיִי Pir.yi H6529 is better ט֣וֹב Tov H2896 than gold וּמִפָּ֑ז u.mi.Paz H6337 , yea, than fine gold H6337 ; And my revenue than choice silver מִכֶּ֥סֶף mi.Ke.sef H3701 . 20 I walk אֲהַלֵּ֑ך 'a.ha.Lekh H1980 in the way H734 of righteousness צְדָקָ֥ה tze.da.Kah H6666 , In the midst בְּ֝ת֗וֹךְ be.Tokh H8432 of the paths בְּאֹֽרַח־ be.'o.rach- H734 of justice מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ mish.Pat H4941 ; 21 That I may cause those that love אֹהֲבַ֥י׀ 'o.ha.Vai H157 me to inherit H5157 substance, And that I may fill אֲמַלֵּֽא׃ פ 'a.ma.Le' H4390 their treasuries וְאֹצְרֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣ם ve.'o.tze.Ro.tei.Hem H214 . 22 Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way דַּרְכּ֑וֹ dar.Ko H1870 , Before his works of old. 23 I was set up from everlasting , from the beginning , Before the earth אָֽרֶץ׃ 'A.retz H776 was . 24 When there were no depths H8415 , I was brought forth, When there were no fountains abounding with water מָֽיִם׃ Ma.yim H4325 . 25 Before the mountains הָרִ֣ים ha.Rim H2022 were settled , Before the hills גְבָע֣וֹת ge.va.'ot H1389 was I brought forth; 26 While as yet he had not made H6213 the earth אֶ֣רֶץ 'E.retz H776 , nor the fields , Nor the beginning of the dust עָפְר֥וֹת a.fe.Rot H6083 of the world תֵּבֵֽל׃ te.Vel H8398 . 27 When he established בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹ ba.ha.khi.No H3559 the heavens שָׁ֭מַיִם Sha.ma.yim H8064 , I was there : When he set a circle ח֝֗וּג Chug H2329 upon the face H6440 of the deep תְהֽוֹם׃ te.Hom H8415 , 28 When he made H553 firm בְּאַמְּצ֣וֹ be.'a.me.Tzo H553 the skies above , When the fountains of the deep תְּהוֹם׃ te.hom H8415 became strong H553 , 29 When he gave to the sea לַיָּ֨ם׀ lai.Yam H3220 its bound, That the waters וּ֭מַיִם U.ma.yim H4325 should not transgress יַֽעַבְרוּ־ ya.'av.ru- H5674 his commandment , When he marked בְּ֝חוּק֗וֹ be.chu.Ko H2710 out the foundations מ֣וֹסְדֵי Mos.dei H4144 of the earth אָֽרֶץ׃ 'A.retz H776 ; 30 Then I was H1961 by him , as a master workman ; And I was H1961 daily his delight שַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִים Sha.'a.shu.'im H8191 , Rejoicing always before him , 31 Rejoicing in his habitable earth אַרְצ֑וֹ 'ar.Tzo H776 ; And my delight וְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗י ve.sha.'a.shu.'Ai H8191 was with the sons H1121 of men H120 . Read all of Proverbs 8 ← Proverbs 7 Proverbs 9 → Commentaries on Proverbs 8 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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