Proverbs 8:31

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“I was rejoicing in His whole world, delighting together in the sons of men.”

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BSBPD

“I was rejoicing in His whole world, delighting together in the sons of men.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Rejoicing in his habitable earth; And my delight was with the sons of men.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth, And my delights <FI>are<Fi> with the sons of men.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 8:31 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 16:3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
  2. Psalms 40:6Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.
  3. John 4:34Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
  4. John 13:1It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
  5. 2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

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