Proverbs 8:22

WEB

²²“The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his work, before his deeds of old.

KJV

²²The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

BSB

²²The LORD created me as His first course,^[+] before His works of old.

FBV

²²The Lord created me first of all; I was made before anything else.

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Extra References

Colossians 1:17

¹⁷He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

John 1:1-2

¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ²The same was in the beginning with God.

Proverbs 3:19

¹⁹By wisdom the LORD founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.

Psalms 104:24

²⁴LORD, how many are your works! In wisdom, you have made them all. The earth is full of your riches.

²⁶When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder, ²⁷then he saw it, and declared it. He established it, yes, and searched it out. ²⁸To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord,^[+] that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’”