Proverbs 8:22 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Jehovah possessed me -- the beginning of His way, Before His works since then.

English ASV

Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old.

English Amplified

The Lord formed and brought me [Wisdom] forth at the beginning of His way, before His acts of old.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

The Lord formed and brought me [Wisdom] forth at the beginning of His way, before His acts of old.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

The Lord created me as His first course, before His works of old.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

“The LORD acquired me at the beginning of his creation, before his works of long ago.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

English EASY 2024

The Lord created me as the first thing that he did. That was the first of his acts long ago.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

"The Lord made me in the beginning, long before he did anything else.

"The LORD possessed me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

“The Lord created me first of all, the first of his works, long ago.

English God's Word - GW 1995

"The Lord already possessed me long ago, when his way began, before any of his works.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The LORD made me at the beginning of His creation, before His works of long ago.

English KJV 1611

The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

English LSB

“Yahweh possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His deeds of old.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

“The Lord created me at the beginning of His work, before His works of old.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

"The LORD begot me, the first-born of his ways, the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago;

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The LORD created me as the beginning of his works, before his deeds of long ago.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"The Lord created me as the first of his works, before his acts of long ago.

English NIV

"The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works,, before his deeds of old;

English NKJ 1982

“The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old.

English NLT

"The LORD formed me from the beginning, before he created anything else.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The LORD created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of long ago.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

“In the beginning I was there, for God possessed me even before he created the universe.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

The Lord created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The Lord formed me in the beginning, before he created anything else.

English Tyndale 1537

The LORD himself had me in possession in the beginning of his ways, or ever he began his works afore time.

Proverbs 8:22 — Compare Translations