Proverbs 8:22-36 Parallel Bible Translations

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22 YHWH possessed me—the beginning of His way, || Before His works since then. “The LORD possessed me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old. “The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old;
23 I was anointed from the age, from the first, || From former states of the earth. Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
24 In there being no depths, I was brought forth, || In there being no fountains heavy [with] waters, When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water. When there were no watery depths, I was given birth, when there were no springs overflowing with water;
25 Before mountains were sunk, || Before heights, I was brought forth. Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth, before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth,
26 While He had not made the earth, and out-places, || And the top of the dusts of the world. before he had made the earth with its fields, or the first of the dust of the world. before he made the world or its fields or any of the dust of the earth.
27 In His preparing the heavens I [am] there, || In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep, When he established the heavens, I was there; when he drew a circle on the face of the deep, I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
28 In His strengthening clouds above, || In His making strong fountains of the deep, when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep, when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
29 In His setting for the sea its limit, || And the waters do not transgress His command, || In His decreeing the foundations of earth, when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
30 Then I am near Him, a workman, || And I am a delight—day by day. Rejoicing before Him at all times, then I was beside him, like a master workman, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, Then I was constantly at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence,
31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth, || And my delights [are] with the sons of men. rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the children of man. rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.
32 And now, you sons, listen to me, || Indeed, blessed are they who keep my ways. “And now, O sons, listen to me: blessed are those who keep my ways. “Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and do not slight. Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it.
34 O the blessedness of the man listening to me, || To watch at my doors day by day, || To watch at the doorposts of my entrance. Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors. Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.
35 For whoever is finding me, has found life, || And brings out goodwill from YHWH. For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD, For those who find me find life and receive favor from the LORD.
36 And whoever is missing me, is wronging his soul, || All hating me have loved death!” but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death.” But those who fail to find me harm themselves; all who hate me love death.”
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