Proverbs 8:24
When there were no depths, I was born, when there were no springs abounding with water.
World English Bible British
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 set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before the earth existed.
25Before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was born;
Cross References
Genesis 1:2The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
Proverbs 3:20By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Hebrews 1:5For to which of the angels did he say at any time, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father?” and again, “I will be to him a Father, and he will be to me a 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 →