Proverbs 8:22
The Lord made me as the start of his way, the first of his works in the past.
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Referenced Verses
- John 1:1-2 : 1 From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God. 2 This Word was from the first in relation with God.
- Col 1:17 : 17 He is before all things, and in him all things have being.
- Ps 104:24 : 24 O Lord, how great is the number of your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of the things you have made.
- Prov 3:19 : 19 The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place.
- Job 28:26-28 : 26 When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames; 27 Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely. 28 And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
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- Prov 8:23-275 verses88%
23 From eternal days I was given my place, from the birth of time, before the earth was.
24 When there was no deep I was given birth, when there were no fountains flowing with water.
25 Before the mountains were put in their places, before the hills was my birth:
26 When he had not made the earth or the fields or the dust of the world.
27 When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep:
- Prov 8:14-218 verses78%
14 Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.
15 Through me kings have their power, and rulers give right decisions.
16 Through me chiefs have authority, and the noble ones are judging in righteousness.
17 Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will get me.
18 Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.
20 I go in the road of righteousness, in the way of right judging:
21 So that I may give my lovers wealth for their heritage, making their store-houses full.
- Prov 8:30-312 verses76%
30 Then I was by his side, as a master workman: and I was his delight from day to day, playing before him at all times;
31 Playing in his earth; and my delight was with the sons of men.
- Isa 48:15-162 verses71%
15 I, even I, have given the word; I have sent for him: I have made him come, and have given effect to his undertakings.
16 Come near to me, and give ear to this; from the start I did not keep it secret; from the time of its coming into existence I was there: and now the Lord God has sent me, and given me his spirit.
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10 You, Lord, at the first did put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the works of your hands:
- John 1:1-22 verses71%
1 From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.
2 This Word was from the first in relation with God.
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3 I gave word in the past of the things which came about; they came from my mouth, and I made them clear: suddenly I did them, and they came about.
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5 For this reason I made it clear to you in the past, before it came I gave you word of it: for fear that you might say, My god did these things, and my pictured and metal images made them come about.
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1 At the first God made the heaven and the earth.
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12 I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.
- Jer 1:4-52 verses68%
4 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
5 Before you were formed in the body of your mother I had knowledge of you, and before your birth I made you holy; I have given you the work of being a prophet to the nations.
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5 And now, Father, let me have glory with you, even that glory which I had with you before the world was.
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10 Making clear from the first what is to come, and from past times the things which have not so far come about; saying, My purpose is fixed, and I will do all my pleasure;
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12 A seat of glory, placed on high from the first, is our holy place.
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1 Give ear, O sea-lands, to me; and take note, you peoples from far: I have been marked out by the Lord from the first; when I was still in my mother's body, he had my name in mind:
- Job 29:4-52 verses67%
4 As I was in my flowering years, when my tent was covered by the hand of God;
5 While the Ruler of all was still with me, and my children were round me;
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12 Before I was conscious of it, ...
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2 Before the mountains were made, before you had given birth to the earth and the world, before time was, and for ever, you are God.
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12 Give ear to me, Jacob, and Israel, my loved one; I am he, I am the first and I am the last.
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9 And I became great; increasing more than all who had been before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom was still with me.
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22 For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me.
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31 And the Lord said to me, See, from now on I have given Sihon and his land into your hands: go forward now to take his land and make it yours.
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4 The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Ruler of all gives me life.
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4 Whose purpose and work was it? His who sent out the generations from the start. I the Lord, the first, and with the last, I am he.
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13 My flesh was made by you, and my parts joined together in my mother's body.
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25 In the past you put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
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3 From far away he saw the Lord: my love for you is an eternal love: so with mercy I have made you come with me.
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23 For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me.
- Ps 2:7-82 verses66%
7 I will make clear the Lord's decision: he has said to me, You are my son, this day have I given you being.
8 Make your request to me, and I will give you the nations for your heritage, and the farthest limits of the earth will be under your hand.
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5 My thoughts go back to the days of the past, to the years which are gone.
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2 The spirit of the Lord had voice through me, his word was on my tongue.
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4 Where were you when I put the earth on its base? Say, if you have knowledge.