Proverbs 8:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 8:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 8:22 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 8:22 — KJV
“The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.”
— Proverbs 8:22 (KJV)
Proverbs 8:22 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 8:22
“And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me: to...: Heb. to be an adversary unto thee”
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“Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.”
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“Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the LORD.”
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“And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.”
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“The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.”
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