Proverbs 8:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.”

Proverbs 8:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 8:17 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 8:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 8:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.”

Proverbs 8:17 — World English Bible

Proverbs 8:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I love them that love me; And those that seek me diligently shall find me.”

Proverbs 8:17 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 8:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I love those loving me, And those seeking me earnestly do find me.”

Proverbs 8:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 8:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me.”

Proverbs 8:17 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 8:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I loue them that loue me: and they that seeke me earely, shall finde me.”

Proverbs 8:17 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 8:17 in Context — Proverbs 8

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.

19 Mejor es mi fruto que el oro, y que el oro refinado; y mi rédito [mejor] que la plata escogida.

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What Does Proverbs 8:17 Mean?

Proverbs 8:17 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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