Proverbs 8:31
Rejoicing in his habitable earth; And my delight was with the sons of men.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
In Context
30Then I was by him, as a master workman; And I was daily his delight, Rejoicing always before him,
32Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they that keep my ways.
Cross References
Psalms 16:3As for the saints that are in the earth, They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.
John 4:34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.
2 Corinthians 8:9For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 8:23-32
Wisdom Eternal and Divine. 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. 27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when… Read the whole commentary →