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

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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 Cuando ponía á la mar su estatuto, y á las aguas, que no pasasen su mandamiento; cuando establecía los fundamentos de la tierra;

30 Con él estaba yo ordenándolo todo; y fuí [su] delicia todos los días, teniendo solaz delante de él en todo tiempo.

31 Huélgome en la parte habitable de su tierra; y mis delicias son con los hijos de los hombres.

32 Ahora pues, hijos, oidme; y bienaventurados los que guardaren mis caminos.

33 Atended el consejo, y sed sabios, y no lo menospreciéis.

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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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