Proverbs 8:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 8:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 8:24 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 8:24 — KJV
“When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.”
— Proverbs 8:24 (KJV)
Proverbs 8:24 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 8:24
“And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.”
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“For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;”
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“Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;”
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“He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.”
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“So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.”
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