Proverbs 8:22-36 Parallel Bible Translations

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22 The Lord made me the beginning of his ways for his works. “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 He established me before time was in the beginning, before he made 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 even before he made the depths; before the fountains of water came forth: 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 the mountains were settled, and before all hills, he begets me. 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 The Lord made countries and uninhabited tracks , and the highest inhabited parts 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 When he prepared the heaven, I was present with him; and when he prepared his throne upon the winds: 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 and when he strengthened the clouds above; and when he secured the fountains of the earth: 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 and when he strengthened the foundations of the 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 I was by him, suiting myself to him , I was that wherein he took delight; and daily I rejoiced in his presence continually. 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 For he rejoiced when he had completed the world, and rejoiced among the children of men. rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the children of man. rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.
32 Now then, my son, hear me: blessed is the man who shall hearken to me, and the mortal who shall 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 neglect it. Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it.
34 watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my entrances. 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 my outgoings are the outgoings of life, and in them is prepared favour from the Lord. 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 But they that sin against me act wickedly against their own souls: and they that hate me love 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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