Proverbs 8:30

Then I am near Him, a workman, || And I am a delight—day by day. Rejoicing before Him at all times,

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

In Context

29In His setting for the sea its limit, || And the waters do not transgress His command, || In His decreeing the foundations of earth,

31Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth, || And my delights [are] with the sons of men.

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Cross References

Isaiah 42:1Behold, My servant, I take hold on Him, || My Chosen One—My soul has accepted, I have put My Spirit on Him, || He brings forth judgment to nations.

Matthew 17:5While he is yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I delighted; hear Him.”

John 1:18No one has ever seen God; the only begotten God who is on the bosom of the Father—He has expounded [Him].

John 16:28I came forth from the Father, and have come into the world; again I leave the world, and go on to the Father.”

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 →

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