Proverbs 8:26
Proverbs 8:22-31 The Message (MSG)
“GOD sovereignly made me—the first, the basic— before he did anything else. I was brought into being a long time ago, well before Earth got its start. I arrived on the scene before Ocean, yes, even before Springs and Rivers and Lakes. Before Mountains were sculpted and Hills took shape, I was already there, newborn; Long before GOD stretched out Earth’s Horizons, and tended to the minute details of Soil and Weather, And set Sky firmly in place, I was there. When he mapped and gave borders to wild Ocean, built the vast vault of Heaven, and installed the fountains that fed Ocean, When he drew a boundary for Sea, posted a sign that said NO TRESPASSING, And then staked out Earth’s Foundations, I was right there with him, making sure everything fit. Day after day I was there, with my joyful applause, always enjoying his company, Delighted with the world of things and creatures, happily celebrating the human family.
Proverbs 8:26 King James Version (KJV)
While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, Nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
Proverbs 8:26 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
While He had not yet made the earth and the fields, Nor the first dust of the world.
Proverbs 8:26 New Century Version (NCV)
God had not made the earth or fields, not even the first dust of the earth.
Proverbs 8:26 American Standard Version (ASV)
While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, Nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
Proverbs 8:26 New International Version (NIV)
before he made the world or its fields or any of the dust of the earth.
Proverbs 8:26 New King James Version (NKJV)
While as yet He had not made the earth or the fields, Or the primal dust of the world.
Proverbs 8:26 Amplified Bible (AMP)
While He had not yet made the earth and the fields, Or the first of the dust of the earth.
Proverbs 8:26 New Living Translation (NLT)
before he had made the earth and fields and the first handfuls of soil.