Proverbs 8:23
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Or ever the earth was.
In context
20 I lead in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of judgment: 21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; And I will fill their treasures.
22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old. 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Or ever the earth was. 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; When there were no fountains abounding with water. 25 Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth: 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, Nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
Compare in other versions
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 8:23 in the NIV
I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 8:23 in the ESV
Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth.