Proverbs 8:23
Strong's Lexicon
From everlasting
מֵ֭עוֹלָם (mê·‘ō·w·lām)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5769: 1) long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world 1a) ancient time, long time (of past) 1b) (of future) 1b1) for ever, always 1b2) continuous existence, perpetual 1b3) everlasting, indefinite or unending future, eternity

I was established,
נִסַּ֥כְתִּי (nis·saḵ·tî)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5258: 1) to pour out, pour, offer, cast 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pour out 1a2) to cast metal images 1a3) to anoint (a king) 1b) (Niphal) to be anointed 1c) (Piel) to pour out (as a libation) 1d) (Hiphil) to pour out libations 1e) (Hophal) to be poured out 2) to set, install 2a) (Qal) to install 2b) (Niphal) to be installed

from the beginning,
מֵרֹ֗אשׁ (mê·rōš)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7218: 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum

before the earth
אָֽרֶץ׃ (’ā·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan

began.
מִקַּדְמֵי־ (miq·qaḏ·mê-)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6924: n m 1) east, antiquity, front, that which is before, aforetime 1a) front, from the front or east, in front, mount of the East 1b) ancient time, aforetime, ancient, from of old, earliest time 1c) anciently, of old (adverb) 1d) beginning 1e) east adv 2) eastward, to or toward the East

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began.

Young's Literal Translation
From the age I was anointed, from the first, From former states of the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I was formed before ancient times, from the beginning, before the earth began.

New American Standard Bible
"From everlasting I was established, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.

King James Bible
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be.

New Living Translation
I was appointed in ages past, at the very first, before the earth began.

English Standard Version
Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth.

New American Standard Bible
"From everlasting I was established, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.

King James Bible
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I was formed before ancient times, from the beginning, before the earth began.

International Standard Version
From eternity I was appointed, from the beginning, from before there was land.

NET Bible
From eternity I was appointed, from the beginning, from before the world existed.

American Standard Version
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Before the earth was.

English Revised Version
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

Young's Literal Translation
From the age I was anointed, from the first, From former states of the earth.
















Cross References
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 17:5
And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

Proverbs 4:7
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

Micah 5:2
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 8:22
The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

Proverbs 8:21
That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

Proverbs 8:20
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

Proverbs 8:24
When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

Proverbs 8:25
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

Proverbs 8:26
While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
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