Proverbs 8:25

²⁵ before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth,

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Other Translations of Proverbs 8:25

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

²⁵ Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth,

The Message

²⁵ Before Mountains were sculpted and Hills took shape, I was already there, newborn;

New King James Version

²⁵ Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills, I was brought forth;

New Living Translation

²⁵ Before the mountains were formed, before the hills, I was born-

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 8:25

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?