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Proverbs 8:15-31 15 By me kings מְלָכִ֣ים me.la.Khim H4428 reign יִמְלֹ֑כוּ yim.Lo.khu H4427 , and rulers וְ֝רוֹזְנִ֗ים ve.roz.Nim H7336 make just decrees; 16 by me princes שָׂרִ֣ים sa.Rim H8269 rule יָשֹׂ֑רוּ ya.So.ru H8323 , and nobles וּ֝נְדִיבִ֗ים u.ne.di.Vim H5081 , all the judges H8199 of the earth. 17 I love אֹהֲבַ֣י 'o.ha.vei.i H157 those that love אֵהָ֑ב 'e.Hav H157 me ; and they that seek וּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗י u.me.sha.cha.Rai H7836 me early shall find יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ yim.tza.'U.ni H4672 me . 18 Riches H6239 and honour are with me; 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 fine gold וּמִפָּ֑ז u.mi.Paz H6337 , yea, than pure H6337 gold H6337 ; and my revenue than choice silver מִכֶּ֥סֶף mi.Ke.sef H3701 . 20 I walk אֲהַלֵּ֑ך 'a.ha.Lekh H1980 in the path בְּאֹֽרַח־ be.'o.rach- H734 of righteousness צְדָקָ֥ה tze.da.Kah H6666 , in the midst בְּ֝ת֗וֹךְ be.Tokh H8432 of the paths H734 of judgment H4941 : 21 that I may cause those that love אֹהֲבַ֥י׀ 'o.ha.Vai H157 me to inherit H5157 substance; and I will 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 eternity , 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 prepared H3559 the heavens שָׁ֭מַיִם Sha.ma.yim H8064 I was there ; when he ordained the circle ח֝֗וּג Chug H2329 upon the face H6440 of the deep תְהֽוֹם׃ te.Hom H8415 ; 28 when he established the skies above , when the fountains of the deep תְּהוֹם׃ te.hom H8415 became strong H553 ; 29 when he imposed on the sea לַיָּ֨ם׀ lai.Yam H3220 his decree H2706 that the waters וּ֭מַיִם U.ma.yim H4325 should not pass H5674 his commandment , when he appointed H7760 the foundations מ֣וֹסְדֵי Mos.dei H4144 of the earth אָֽרֶץ׃ 'A.retz H776 : 30 then I was H1961 by him [ his ] nursling, and I was H1961 daily his delight שַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִים Sha.'a.shu.'im H8191 , rejoicing always before him ; 31 rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth אַרְצ֑וֹ 'ar.Tzo H776 , and my delights [ were ] with the sons H1121 of men H120 . Read all of Proverbs 8 ← Proverbs 7 Proverbs 9 → Commentaries on Proverbs 8 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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