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Proverbs 8:30
30then I was the craftsman beside Him, I was His daily delight, always rejoicing before Him,
Proverbs 8:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
- New International Version (NIV)Then I was constantly at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence,
- English Standard Version (ESV)then I was beside him, like a master workman, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman; And I was daily His delight, Rejoicing always before Him,
Context of Proverbs 8:30
28when He established the skies above, when He securely fixed the fountains of the deep, 29when He set the boundaries for the sea, so that the waters never transgress His command, when He laid out earth’s foundations— then I was the craftsman beside Him, I was His daily delight, always rejoicing before Him, 31rejoicing in His whole world, and delighting in mankind. 32“So now, children, listen to me! Blessed are those who keep my ways.
Read all of Proverbs 8Proverbs 8:30 word by word
וָֽאֶהְיֶ֥ה אֶצְל֗וֹ אָ֫מ֥וֹן וָֽאֶהְיֶ֣ה שַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִים י֤וֹם׀ י֑וֹם מְשַׂחֶ֖קֶת לְפָנָ֣יו בְּכָל־עֵֽת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 8:30
- John 1:1In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- John 16:28I came forth from the Father and have come into the world. Again I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”
- Isaiah 42:1Behold My servant, whom I uphold. My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I have put My Ruach on Him, He will bring justice to the nations.
- Matthew 3:17And behold, a voice from the heavens said, “This is My Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased!”
- Matthew 17:5While He was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them; and behold, a voice from out of the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
- John 12:28Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came out of heaven, “I have glorified it, and again I will glorify it!”
- Colossians 1:13He rescued us from the domain of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son whom He loves.
Commentaries on Proverbs 8:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Then I was with him, as one brought up - אמון amon, a nursling, a darling child. Wisdom continues its parable, says Calmet; and represents itself as a new-born child which is ever near its parent, and takes pleasure to see him act, and to sport in his presence. This is poetical and highly figurative; and they who think they find the deity of Jesus Christ in these metaphors should be very cautious how they apply such terms as these; so that while they are…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30As one brought up with him - i. e., As his foster child. Others take the word in the original in another sense, “I was as his artificer,” a rendering which falls in best with the special point of the whole passage, the creative energy of Wisdom. Compare Wisdom Proverbs 7:21, Proverbs 7:22. Daily - Heb. “day by day.” As the Creator rejoiced in His workmanship Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12-13, so Wisdom rejoiced in the exuberance of her might and…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. 30craftsman: God's wisdom shaped creation, bringing order from chaos.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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