Proverbs 8:31
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Rejoicingמְ֭שַׂחֶקֶת
(me·sa·che·ket)
7832: to laugha prim. root
in the world,בְּתֵבֵ֣ל
(be·te·vel)
8398: worldfrom yabal
His earth,אַרְצֹ֑ו
(ar·tzov;)
776: earth, landa prim. root
And [having] my delightוְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗י
(ve·sha·'a·shu·'ai)
8191: a delightfrom shaa
in the sonsבְּנֵ֥י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of men.אָדָֽם׃
(a·dam.)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Rejoicing
sachaq  (saw-khak')
to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play -- deride, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mock(-er), play, rejoice, (laugh to) scorn, be in (make) sport.
in the habitable part
tebel  (tay-bale')
the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a partic. land, as Babylonia, Palestine
of his earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and my delights
sha`shua`  (shah-shoo'-ah)
enjoyment -- delight, pleasure.
were with the sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of men
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Rejoicing in the world, His earth, And having my delight in the sons of men.

King James Bible
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I was rejoicing in His inhabited world, delighting in the human race."

International Standard Version
rejoicing in his inhabitable world and taking delight in mankind."

NET Bible
rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and delighting in its people.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
I have been rejoicing in the world of his Earth and I have been glorying in the sons of man.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
found joy in his inhabited world, and delighted in the human race.

King James 2000 Bible
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
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