Proverbs 8:26
8:25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. fields: or, open places the highest: or, the chief part
KJV
while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
What does Proverbs 8:26 mean?
Proverbs 8:26 is a verse in the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets), חוּץ (chûwts). It connects to 7 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.
Deuteronomy 4:20But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.
Deuteronomy 9:29Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.
Deuteronomy 32:9For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. lot: Heb. cord
Jeremiah 10:16The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.
Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Revelation 5:9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
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Other verses that share key original-language words with Proverbs 8:26.
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.
Genesis 40:20And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. lifted: or, reckoned
Leviticus 14:41And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place:
Leviticus 14:45And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the morter of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place.
Frequently asked questions
What does Proverbs 8:26 say?
Proverbs 8:26 (King James Version) reads: "While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. fields: or, open places the highest: or, the chief part"
Is Proverbs 8:26 in the Old or New Testament?
Proverbs 8:26 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Proverbs.
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