Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
I was {beside} him, a master workman, and I was delighting day by day, rejoicing before him {always},
New American Standard Bible
And I was daily His delight,
King James Version
Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
Holman Bible
I was His
always rejoicing before Him.
International Standard Version
Then I was with him, his master craftsman I was his delight daily, continuously rejoicing in his presence,
A Conservative Version
then I was by him, a master workman. And I was daily [his] delight, rejoicing always before him,
American Standard Version
Then I was by him, as a master workman; And I was daily his delight, Rejoicing always before him,
Amplified
Then I was beside Him, as a master craftsman;
And I was daily His delight;
Rejoicing before Him always,
Bible in Basic English
Then I was by his side, as a master workman: and I was his delight from day to day, playing before him at all times;
Darby Translation
then I was by him his nursling, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
Julia Smith Translation
And I shall be near him the builder, and I shall be a delight of day, day, smiling before him in all time
King James 2000
Then I was by him, like a master workman: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
Modern King James verseion
even I was a workman at His side; and I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I was with him, ordering all things, delighting daily, and rejoicing always before him.
NET Bible
then I was beside him as a master craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, rejoicing before him at all times,
New Heart English Bible
then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a delight day by day, always rejoicing before him,
The Emphasized Bible
Then became I beside him, a firm and sure worker, then became I filled with delight, day by day, exulting before him on every occasion;
Webster
Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
World English Bible
then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a delight day by day, always rejoicing before him,
Youngs Literal Translation
Then I am near Him, a workman, And I am a delight -- day by day. Rejoicing before Him at all times,
Topics
Interlinear
'etsel
Yowm
Sachaq
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 8:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Wisdom At Creation
29 {when he assigned} his limits to the sea, that waters shall not transgress his {command}, {when he marked} the foundations of the earth, 30 I was {beside} him, a master workman, and I was delighting day by day, rejoicing before him {always}, 31 rejoicing in the world of his earth, and my delight [was] with the children of humankind.
Cross References
Isaiah 42:1
Look! [here is] my servant; I hold him, my chosen one, [in whom] my soul delights. I have {put} my spirit on him; he will bring justice forth to the nations.
John 1:1-3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Matthew 3:17
And behold, [there was] a voice from heaven saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
Matthew 17:5
[While] he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him!"
John 1:18
No one has seen God at any time; the one and only, God, the one who is in the bosom of the Father--that one has made [him] known.
John 12:28
Father, glorify your name!" Then a voice came from heaven, "I have both glorified [it], and I will glorify [it] again."
John 16:28
I have gone out from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and am going to the Father."
Colossians 1:13
who has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred [us] to the kingdom of the Son {he loves},