Proverbs 8:22

“The Lord created and possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old [were accomplished].

The Lord by His wisdom has founded the earth;
By His understanding He has established the heavens.

When He made a limit for the rain
And a way for the thunderbolt,

O Lord, how many and varied are Your works!
In wisdom You have made them all;
The earth is full of Your riches and Your creatures.

In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself.

And He Himself existed and is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. [His is the controlling, cohesive force of the universe.]

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

The Lord by His wisdom has founded the earth;
By His understanding He has established the heavens.

In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself.

And He Himself existed and is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. [His is the controlling, cohesive force of the universe.]