Proverbs 8:22-23

Other Translations of Proverbs 8:22-23

New International Version

²² "The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works,Or "way" ; or "dominion"Or "The " Lord"possessed me at the beginning of his work" ; or "The " Lord"brought me forth at the beginning of his work"before his deeds of old; ²³ I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be.

English Standard Version

²² "The Lord possessedOr fathered; Septuagint created me at the beginning of his work,Hebrew way the first of his acts of old. ²³ Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth.

The Message

²² "God sovereignly made me - the first, the basic - before he did anything else. ²³ I was brought into being a long time ago, well before Earth got its start.

New King James Version

²² "The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old. ²³ I have been established from everlasting, From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.

New Living Translation

²² "The Lord formed me from the beginning, before he created anything else. ²³ I was appointed in ages past, at the very first, before the earth began.