Proverbs 8
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Proverbs 8:22-36

22“The LordH3068 1createdH7069 me 2at the beginningH7225 of His wayH1870, BeforeH6924 His worksH4659 3ofH3975 oldH3975.23From eternityH5769 I was 45establishedH5258, From the beginningH7218, 6from the earliestH6924 timesH6924 of the earthH776.24When thereH369 wereH369 noH369 7oceanH8415 depthsH8415, I was bornH2342, When thereH369 wereH369 noH369 springsH4599 aboundingH3513 with waterH4325.258BeforeH2962 the mountainsH2022 were settledH2883, BeforeH6440 the hillsH1389, I was bornH2342;26WhileH5704 He had not yet madeH6213 the earthH776 and the 9fieldsH2351, NorH3808 the firstH7218 dustH6083 of the worldH8398.27When He 10establishedH3559 the heavensH8064, I was thereH8033; When 11He inscribedH2710 a circleH2329 on the faceH6440 of the deepH8415,28When He madeH553 firmH553 the skiesH7834 aboveH4480H4605, When the springsH5871 of the deepH8415 becameH5810 12fixedH5810,29When 13He setH7760 a boundaryH2706 for the seaH3220 So that the waterH4325 would not violateH5674 His 14commandH6310, When He markedH2710 outH2710 15the foundationsH4144 of the earthH776;30Then 16I was besideH681 Him, as a masterH525 workmanH525; And I was His delightH8191 dailyH3117, 17RejoicingH7832 alwaysH3605H6256 beforeH6440 Him,3118RejoicingH7832 in the worldH8398, His earthH776, And having 19my delightH8191 in the sonsH1121 of mankindH120.

32“NowH6258 then, sonsH1121, 20listenH8085 to me, For 21blessedH835 are those who keepH8104 my waysH1870.3322ListenH8085 to instructionH4148 and beH2449 wiseH2449, And do not neglectH6544 it.3423BlessedH835 is the personH120 who listensH8085 to me, WatchingH8245 dailyH3117 at my gatesH1817, WaitingH8104 at my doorpostsH4201.35For 24one who findsH4672 me findsH4672 lifeH2425, And 25obtainsH6329 favorH7522 from the LordH3068.36But one who 26sinsH2398 against me 27injuresH2554 himselfH5315; AllH3605 those who 28hateH8130 me 29loveH157 deathH4194.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 8:22 Or possessed ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 8:22 Job 28:26-28; Ps 104:24; Prov 3:19 ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 8:22 Lit from then ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 8:23 Or consecrated ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 8:23 John 1:1-3 ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 8:23 John 17:5 ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 8:24 Gen 1:2; Ex 15:5; Job 38:16; Prov 3:20 ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 8:25 Job 15:7; Ps 90:2 ↩
  9. 9. Proverbs 8:26 Lit outside places ↩
  10. 10. Proverbs 8:27 Prov 3:19 ↩
  11. 11. Proverbs 8:27 Job 26:10 ↩
  12. 12. Proverbs 8:28 Lit strong ↩
  13. 13. Proverbs 8:29 Job 38:10; Ps 104:9 ↩
  14. 14. Proverbs 8:29 Lit mouth ↩
  15. 15. Proverbs 8:29 Job 38:6; Ps 104:5 ↩
  16. 16. Proverbs 8:30 John 1:2, 3 ↩
  17. 17. Proverbs 8:30 Or Playing ↩
  18. 18. Proverbs 8:31 Or Playing ↩
  19. 19. Proverbs 8:31 Ps 16:3; John 13:1 ↩
  20. 20. Proverbs 8:32 Prov 5:7; 7:24 ↩
  21. 21. Proverbs 8:32 Ps 119:1, 2; 128:1; Prov 29:18; Luke 11:28 ↩
  22. 22. Proverbs 8:33 Prov 4:1 ↩
  23. 23. Proverbs 8:34 Prov 3:13, 18 ↩
  24. 24. Proverbs 8:35 Prov 4:22; John 17:3 ↩
  25. 25. Proverbs 8:35 Prov 3:4; 12:2 ↩
  26. 26. Proverbs 8:36 Or misses me ↩
  27. 27. Proverbs 8:36 Prov 1:31, 32; 15:32 ↩
  28. 28. Proverbs 8:36 Prov 5:12; 12:1 ↩
  29. 29. Proverbs 8:36 Prov 21:6 ↩

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