Proverbs 8:24
When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
In Context
23From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began.
25Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,
Cross References
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.
Proverbs 3:20By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
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.
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”?
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 →