Proverbs 8:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.”

Proverbs 8:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 8:16 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 8:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 8:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“By me princes rule, nobles, and all the righteous rulers of the earth.”

Proverbs 8:16 — World English Bible

Proverbs 8:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“By me princes rule, And nobles, even all the judges of the earth.”

Proverbs 8:16 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 8:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“By me do chiefs rule, and nobles, All judges of the earth.”

Proverbs 8:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 8:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“by me princes rule, and nobles, all the judges of the earth.”

Proverbs 8:16 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 8:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“By me princes rule and the nobles, and all the iudges of the earth.”

Proverbs 8:16 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 8:16 in Context — Proverbs 8

14 Conmigo está el consejo y el ser; yo soy la inteligencia; mía es la fortaleza.

15 Por mí reinan los reyes, y los príncipes determinan justicia.

16 Por mí dominan los príncipes, y todos los gobernadores juzgan la tierra.

17 Yo amo á los que me aman; y me hallan los que madrugando me buscan.

18 Las riquezas y la honra están conmigo; sólidas riquezas, y justicia.

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What Does Proverbs 8:16 Mean?

Proverbs 8:16 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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