Proverbs 8:24
I was born when there were no ocean depths, when there were no springs pouring out water.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
In Context
23I was formed a long time ago, at the first, before the world began.
25I was born before the mountains or the hills had been formed,
Cross References
Genesis 1:2The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the surface of the deep. The Spirit of God moved over the surface of the waters.
Proverbs 3:20It was through his knowledge the waters of the deep were broken open, and the clouds sent down the dew.
John 3:16For God loved the world, and this is how: he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who trusts in him shouldn't die, but have eternal life.
Hebrews 1:5God never said to any angel, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father,” or “I will be a Father to him, and he will be a Son to me.”
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 →