King James Version
Proverbs 8:22 in the King James Version says “The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.”
Proverbs 8:22 · KJV
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: lead: or, walk
That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“possessed”
H7069to erect, i.e., create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
“me in the beginning”
H7225the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
“of his way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“before”
H6924the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the east) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
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