God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 8:31
31found joy in his inhabited world, and delighted in the human race.
Proverbs 8:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
- New International Version (NIV)rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.
- English Standard Version (ESV)rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the children of man.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Rejoicing in His inhabited world, And my delight was with the sons of men.
Context of Proverbs 8:31
29when he set a limit for the sea so the waters would not overstep his command, when he traced the foundations of the earth, 30I was beside him as a master craftsman. I made him happy day after day, I rejoiced in front of him all the time, found joy in his inhabited world, and delighted in the human race. 32“Now, sons, listen to me. Blessed are those who follow my ways. 33Listen to discipline, and become wise. Do not leave my ways.
Read all of Proverbs 8Proverbs 8:31 word by word
מְ֭שַׂחֶקֶת בְּתֵבֵ֣ל אַרְצ֑וֹ וְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗י אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 8:31
- Psalms 16:3Those who lead holy lives on earth are the noble ones who fill me with joy.
- Psalms 40:6You were not pleased with sacrifices and offerings. You have dug out two ears for me. You did not ask for burnt offerings or sacrifices for sin.
- John 4:34Jesus told them, “My food is to do what the one who sent me wants me to do and to finish the work he has given me.
- John 13:1Before the Passover festival, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go back to the Father. Jesus loved his own who were in the world, and he loved them to the end.
- 2 Corinthians 8:9You know about the kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ. He was rich, yet for your sake he became poor in order to make you rich through his poverty.
Commentaries on Proverbs 8:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth - There God displays especially his wisdom in ordering and directing human beings, and in providing for their wants. The wisdom of God is in an especial manner manifested in his providence. My delights were with the sons of men - This Divine wisdom, as it delighted in the creation of man, so it continues to delight in his instruction. Hence it is represented as offering its lessons of instruction continually…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Wisdom rejoices yet more in the world as inhabited by God‘s rational creatures. (compare Isaiah 45:18). Giving joy and delight to God, she finds her delight among the sons of men. These words, like the rest, are as an unconscious prophecy fulfilled in the Divine Word, in whom were “hid all the treasures of Wisdom.” Compare the marginal reference: in Him the Father was well pleased; and yet His “joy also is fulfilled,” not in the glory of the material…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-31Verses 22-31 The Son of God declares himself to have been engaged in the creation of the world. How able, how fit is the Son of God to be the Saviour of the world, who was the Creator of it! The Son of God was ordained, before the world, to that great work. Does he delight in saving wretched sinners, and shall not we delight in his salvation?Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-36The first part of Proverbs reaches a peak when the son meets two women. Both invite the young man, and the reader, into a close relationship. The young man and the reader must choose between: The woman named Wisdom, who represents God's true wisdom (Proverbs 8:1–9:6) The woman named Folly (9:13–18), who represents worldly wisdom (1 Corinthians 1:18–2:16) Both women's houses are on "the heights of the city" (Proverbs 9:3, 14), which suggests ancient…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-3122-31. Strictly, God's attributes are part of Himself. Yet, to the poetical structure of the whole passage, this commendation of wisdom is entirely consonant. In order of time all His attributes are coincident and eternal as Himself. But to set forth the importance of wisdom as devising the products of benevolence and power, it is here assigned a precedence. As it has such in divine, so should it be desired in human, affairs (compare Pr 3:19)…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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