Proverbs 8:22 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²² “The Lord created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of long ago.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² The Lord formed and brought me [Wisdom] forth at the beginning of His way, before His acts of old.

American Standard Version (1901)

²² Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old.

Common English Bible

²² The LORD created me at the beginning of his way, before his deeds long in the past.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made anything, from the beginning.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²² The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made any thing from the beginning.

Proverbs 8:22 Cross References

Job 28:23

“God understands the way to it, and he knows its place.

Psalm 104:24

O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

Proverbs 3:19

The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens;

Micah 5:2

But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days.

Colossians 1:17

He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Revelation 3:14

“And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the origin of God’s creation: