Proverbs 8:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.”
Proverbs 8:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 8:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 8:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before the earth existed.”
Proverbs 8:23 — World English Bible
Proverbs 8:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Before the earth was. ”
Proverbs 8:23 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 8:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“From the age I was anointed, from the first, From former states of the earth.”
Proverbs 8:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 8:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I was set up from eternity, from the beginning, before the earth was. ”
Proverbs 8:23 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 8:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I was set vp from euerlasting, from the beginning and before the earth.”
Proverbs 8:23 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 8:23 in Context — Proverbs 8
21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
22 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
What Does Proverbs 8:23 Mean?
Proverbs 8:23 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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