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Proverbs 8:22
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Proverbs 8:22
22The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
22The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
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Proverbs 8:22
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
Owned or held; also controlled or afflicted by an unclean spirit.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
That which is first; the first state; commencement; entrance into being. The first cause; origin.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Acts, deeds, labours, or things produced; also acts or operates.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Advanced in age; having existed a long time; former or belonging to an earlier time.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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Open the full verse study17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
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Open the full verse study1IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2The same was in the beginning with God.
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Open the full verse study19The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
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Open the full verse study24O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
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Open the full verse study26When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
27Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
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