Proverbs 8:22

²² "The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works,[1][2]before his deeds of old;

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Other Translations of Proverbs 8:22

King James Version

²² The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

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.

The Message

²² "God sovereignly made me - the first, the basic - before he did anything else.

New King James Version

²² "The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old.

New Living Translation

²² "The Lord formed me from the beginning, before he created anything else.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 8:22

Commentary on Proverbs 8:22-31

(Read Proverbs 8:22-31)

The Son of God declares himself to have been engaged in the creation of the world. How able, how fit is the Son of God to be the Saviour of the world, who was the Creator of it! The Son of God was ordained, before the world, to that great work. Does he delight in saving wretched sinners, and shall not we delight in his salvation?