Proverbs 8:22 - Compare All Versions

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“GOD sovereignly made me—the first, the basic— before he did anything else. I was brought into being a long time ago, well before Earth got its start. I arrived on the scene before Ocean, yes, even before Springs and Rivers and Lakes. Before Mountains were sculpted and Hills took shape, I was already there, newborn; Long before GOD stretched out Earth’s Horizons, and tended to the minute details of Soil and Weather, And set Sky firmly in place, I was there. When he mapped and gave borders to wild Ocean, built the vast vault of Heaven, and installed the fountains that fed Ocean, When he drew a boundary for Sea, posted a sign that said NO TRESPASSING, And then staked out Earth’s Foundations, I was right there with him, making sure everything fit. Day after day I was there, with my joyful applause, always enjoying his company, Delighted with the world of things and creatures, happily celebrating the human family.

The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old.

“The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old.

“I, wisdom, was with the LORD when he began his work, long before he made anything else.

Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old.

“The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old

“The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old.

¶“The LORD created and possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old [were accomplished].

“The LORD formed me from the beginning, before he created anything else.

“In the beginning I was there, for God possessed me even before he created the universe.

“The LORD possessed me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old.