Proverbs 8:23
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 8:23 King James Version (KJV)
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Or ever the earth was.
Proverbs 8:23 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
From everlasting I was established, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.
Proverbs 8:23 New Century Version (NCV)
I was created in the very beginning, even before the world began.
Proverbs 8:23 American Standard Version (ASV)
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Before the earth was.
Proverbs 8:23 New International Version (NIV)
I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
Proverbs 8:23 New King James Version (NKJV)
I have been established from everlasting, From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.
Proverbs 8:23 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“From everlasting I was established and ordained, From the beginning, before the earth existed, [I, godly wisdom, existed]. [John 1:1; 1 Cor 1:24]
Proverbs 8:23 New Living Translation (NLT)
I was appointed in ages past, at the very first, before the earth began.