Proverbs 8:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: King James VersionBest for: Original-language word studies

🎯 Translation Approach

Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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Readability

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Each English term is keyed to a Strong's number, enabling direct lookup of the underlying Hebrew or Greek word.
KJV text basis: Employs the classic King James Version wording known for formal equivalence and literary style.
Study-focused layout: Optimized for research and analysis, prioritizing lexical access over uninterrupted readability.
Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

✅ Strengths

Strong linkage to original Hebrew/Greek via Strong's numbers
High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
Widely recognized and referenced KJV text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

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Referenced Verses

John 17:24 : 24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
Ps 2:6 : 6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
Mic 5:2 : 2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
John 17:5 : 5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
Eph 1:10-11 : 10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: 11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
1 John 1:1-2 : 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; 2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
Gen 1:26 : 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 8:22
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22The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
Prov 8:24-27
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86%
24When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
25Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
26While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
27When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
Prov 8:29-31
3 verses
78%
29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
30Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
31Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
Ps 90:2
74%
2Before the mountains were brought forth{H8795)}, or ever thou hadst formed{H8787)} the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Heb 1:10
73%
10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
Job 38:4
73%
4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
Isa 48:16
71%
16Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
Jer 1:5
71%
5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Ps 139:15-16
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70%
15My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
Ps 93:2
70%
2Thy throne is established{H8737)} of old: thou art from everlasting.
Job 15:7
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7Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
Ps 102:25
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25Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
Isa 48:7-8
2 verses
70%
7They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
8Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
Isa 48:3
70%
3I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.
Isa 48:5
70%
5I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.
John 1:1-2
2 verses
69%
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2The same was in the beginning with God.
Ps 22:10
69%
10I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
Isa 46:10
69%
10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
John 8:58
69%
58Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
Isa 49:1
69%
1Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
Gen 1:1
69%
1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Ps 18:23
68%
23I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
Ps 41:12
68%
12And as for me, thou upholdest{H8804)} me in mine integrity, and settest{H8686)} me before thy face for ever.
Jer 17:12
68%
12A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.
Isa 43:13
68%
13Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?
Isa 40:21
68%
21Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
Isa 41:4
68%
4Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
Ps 51:5
68%
5Behold, I was shapen{H8797)} in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive{H8765)} me.
2 Sam 22:24
68%
24I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
Isa 44:7
68%
7And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.
Ps 71:6
67%
6By thee have I been holden up{H8738)} from the womb: thou art he that took{H8802)} me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
Isa 48:12-13
2 verses
67%
12Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
13Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
Job 29:4-5
2 verses
67%
4As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
5When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
2 Kgs 19:25
67%
25Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps.
Ps 2:7
67%
7I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
Job 10:8
67%
8Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.
Prov 3:19
67%
19The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
Job 3:16
67%
16Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.
Prov 8:18
67%
18Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.