Proverbs 8:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.”
Proverbs 8:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 8:22 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 8:22 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 8:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Yahweh possessed me in the beginning of his work, before his deeds of old.”
Proverbs 8:22 — World English Bible
Proverbs 8:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old.”
Proverbs 8:22 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 8:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Jehovah possessed me--the beginning of His way, Before His works since then.”
Proverbs 8:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 8:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.”
Proverbs 8:22 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 8:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The Lord hath possessed me in the beginning of his way: I was before his workes of olde.”
Proverbs 8:22 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 8:22 in Context — Proverbs 8
20 Por vereda de justicia guiaré, por en medio de sendas de juicio;
21 Para hacer heredar á mis amigos el ser, y que yo hincha sus tesoros.
22 Jehová me poseía en el principio de su camino, ya de antiguo, antes de sus obras.
23 Eternalmente tuve el principado, desde el principio, antes de la tierra.
24 Antes de los abismos fuí engendrada; antes que fuesen las fuentes de las muchas aguas.
What Does Proverbs 8:22 Mean?
Proverbs 8:22 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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