Proverbs 8:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.”
Proverbs 8:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 8:31 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 8:31 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 8:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“rejoicing in his whole world. My delight was with the sons of men.”
Proverbs 8:31 — World English Bible
Proverbs 8:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Rejoicing in his habitable earth; And my delight was with the sons of men.”
Proverbs 8:31 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 8:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth, And my delights <FI>are<Fi> with the sons of men.”
Proverbs 8:31 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 8:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights [were] with the sons of men. ”
Proverbs 8:31 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 8:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And tooke my solace in the compasse of his earth: and my delite is with the children of men.”
Proverbs 8:31 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 8:31 in Context — Proverbs 8
29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
What Does Proverbs 8:31 Mean?
Proverbs 8:31 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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