Proverbs 8
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Proverbs 8:15-31

15By me 1kingsH4428 reignH4427, And rulersH7336 decreeH2710 justiceH6664.16By me princesH8269 ruleH8323, and noblesH5081, AllH3605 who judgeH8199 rightlyH6664.17I 2loveH157 those who loveH157 me; And 3those who diligentlyH7836 seekH7836 me will findH4672 me.184RichesH6239 and honorH3519 are with me, EnduringH6276 5wealthH1952 and righteousnessH6666.19My fruitH6529 is 6betterH2896 thanH4480 goldH2742, even pureH6337 goldH6337; And my yieldH8393 better thanH4480 7choiceH977 silverH3701.20I walkH1980 in the wayH734 of righteousnessH6666, In the midstH8432 of the pathsH5410 of justiceH4941,21To endowH5157 those who loveH157 me with wealthH3426, That I may 8fillH4390 their treasuriesH214.

22“The LordH3068 9createdH7069 me 10at the beginningH7225 of His wayH1870, BeforeH6924 His worksH4659 11ofH3975 oldH3975.23From eternityH5769 I was 1213establishedH5258, From the beginningH7218, 14from the earliestH6924 timesH6924 of the earthH776.24When thereH369 wereH369 noH369 15oceanH8415 depthsH8415, I was bornH2342, When thereH369 wereH369 noH369 springsH4599 aboundingH3513 with waterH4325.2516BeforeH2962 the mountainsH2022 were settledH2883, BeforeH6440 the hillsH1389, I was bornH2342;26WhileH5704 He had not yet madeH6213 the earthH776 and the 17fieldsH2351, NorH3808 the firstH7218 dustH6083 of the worldH8398.27When He 18establishedH3559 the heavensH8064, I was thereH8033; When 19He inscribedH2710 a circleH2329 on the faceH6440 of the deepH8415,28When He madeH553 firmH553 the skiesH7834 aboveH4480H4605, When the springsH5871 of the deepH8415 becameH5810 20fixedH5810,29When 21He setH7760 a boundaryH2706 for the seaH3220 So that the waterH4325 would not violateH5674 His 22commandH6310, When He markedH2710 outH2710 23the foundationsH4144 of the earthH776;30Then 24I was besideH681 Him, as a masterH525 workmanH525; And I was His delightH8191 dailyH3117, 25RejoicingH7832 alwaysH3605H6256 beforeH6440 Him,3126RejoicingH7832 in the worldH8398, His earthH776, And having 27my delightH8191 in the sonsH1121 of mankindH120.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 8:15 2 Chr 1:10; Prov 29:4; Dan 2:21; Matt 28:18; Rom 13:1 ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 8:17 1 Sam 2:30; Prov 4:6; John 14:21 ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 8:17 Prov 2:4, 5; John 7:37; James 1:5 ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 8:18 Prov 3:16 ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 8:18 Ps 112:3; Matt 6:33 ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 8:19 Job 28:15; Prov 3:14 ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 8:19 Prov 10:20 ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 8:21 Prov 24:4 ↩
  9. 9. Proverbs 8:22 Or possessed ↩
  10. 10. Proverbs 8:22 Job 28:26-28; Ps 104:24; Prov 3:19 ↩
  11. 11. Proverbs 8:22 Lit from then ↩
  12. 12. Proverbs 8:23 Or consecrated ↩
  13. 13. Proverbs 8:23 John 1:1-3 ↩
  14. 14. Proverbs 8:23 John 17:5 ↩
  15. 15. Proverbs 8:24 Gen 1:2; Ex 15:5; Job 38:16; Prov 3:20 ↩
  16. 16. Proverbs 8:25 Job 15:7; Ps 90:2 ↩
  17. 17. Proverbs 8:26 Lit outside places ↩
  18. 18. Proverbs 8:27 Prov 3:19 ↩
  19. 19. Proverbs 8:27 Job 26:10 ↩
  20. 20. Proverbs 8:28 Lit strong ↩
  21. 21. Proverbs 8:29 Job 38:10; Ps 104:9 ↩
  22. 22. Proverbs 8:29 Lit mouth ↩
  23. 23. Proverbs 8:29 Job 38:6; Ps 104:5 ↩
  24. 24. Proverbs 8:30 John 1:2, 3 ↩
  25. 25. Proverbs 8:30 Or Playing ↩
  26. 26. Proverbs 8:31 Or Playing ↩
  27. 27. Proverbs 8:31 Ps 16:3; John 13:1 ↩

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