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Proverbs 8:25

What does Proverbs 8:25 mean?

A plain-English look at Proverbs 8:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Before the mountains were put in their places, before the hills was my birth:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Before mountains were sunk, Before heights, I was brought forth.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

The mountains, with their huge bulk, had not as yet been established: before the hills, I was brought forth:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth;

Context

v.24When there were no depths, I was brought forth, When there were no fountains abounding with water.

v.25This passage

v.26While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, Nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Hebrews 1:10

    And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands:

  • Job 15:7

    Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou brought forth before the hills?

  • Psalms 90:2

    Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

  • Psalms 102:25

    Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens are the work of thy hands.

  • Job 38:4

    Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.

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