Proverbs 8:24
Before there were oceans, I was given birth— 1 before there were springs abounding with water. 1
Unlocked Literal 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
23In ages long ago I was made—from the first, 1 from the beginnings of the earth. 1
25Before the mountains were settled 1 and before the hills, I was born. 1
Cross References
Genesis 1:2The earth was without form and empty. Darkness was upon the surface of the deep. The Spirit of God was moving above the surface of the waters.
Proverbs 3:20By his knowledge the depths broke open 1 and the clouds dropped their dew. 1
John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
Hebrews 1:5For to which of the angels did God ever say, 1 “You are my son, 1 today I have become your father”? 1 Or to which of the angels did God ever say, 1 “I will be a father to him, 1 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 →