Proverbs 8:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.”

Proverbs 8:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 8:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 8:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before the earth existed.”

Proverbs 8:23 — World English Bible

Proverbs 8:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Before the earth was.”

Proverbs 8:23 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 8:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“From the age I was anointed, from the first, From former states of the earth.”

Proverbs 8:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 8:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I was set up from eternity, from the beginning, before the earth was.”

Proverbs 8:23 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 8:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I was set vp from euerlasting, from the beginning and before the earth.”

Proverbs 8:23 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 8:23 in Context — Proverbs 8

21 Para eu dar herança aos que me amam, e encher seus tesouros.

22 O SENHOR me adquiriu no princípio de seu caminho; desde antes de suas obras antigas.

23 Desde a eternidade eu fui ungida; desde o princípio; desde antes do surgimento da terra.

24 Quando ainda não havia abismos, eu fui gerada; quando ainda não havia fontes providas de muitas águas.

25 Antes que os montes fossem firmados; antes dos morros, eu fui gerada.

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What Does Proverbs 8:23 Mean?

Proverbs 8:23 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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