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The Excellence of Wisdom

Proverbs 8:24

In 11 translations

BSB
When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water.
KJV
When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
WEB
When there were no depths, I was born, when there were no springs abounding with water.
ASV
When there were no depths, I was brought forth, When there were no fountains abounding with water.
LSV
In there being no depths, I was brought forth, || In there being no fountains heavy [with] waters,
YLT
In there being no depths, I was brought forth, In there being no fountains heavy [with] waters,
DBY
When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no fountains abounding with water.
DRC
The depths were not as yet, and I was already conceived. neither had the fountains of waters as yet sprung out:
GNV
When there were no depths, was I begotten, when there were no fountaines abounding with water.
JPS
When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
LXXE
even before he made the depths; before the fountains of water came forth:

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
בְּאֵין־תְּהֹמ֥וֹת חוֹלָ֑לְתִּי בְּאֵ֥ין מַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹת נִכְבַּדֵּי־מָֽיִם׃
LXX-Br
καὶ πρὸ τοῦ τὰς ἀβύσσους ποιῆσαι, πρὸ τοῦ προελθεῖν τὰς πηγὰς τῶν ὑδάτων·

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 John 4:9This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.
  • Proverbs 3:20By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
  • Genesis 1:2Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
  • Hebrews 1:5For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?
  • John 3:16For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
  • Psalms 2:7I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
  • John 5:20The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.
  • John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

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