Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights were with the sons of men.
New American Standard Bible
And having
King James Version
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
Holman Bible
delighting in the human race.
International Standard Version
rejoicing in his inhabitable world and taking delight in mankind."
A Conservative Version
rejoicing in his habitable earth. And my delight was with the sons of men.
American Standard Version
Rejoicing in his habitable earth; And my delight was with the sons of men.
Amplified
Rejoicing in the world, His inhabited earth,
And having my delight in the sons of men.
Bible in Basic English
Playing in his earth; and my delight was with the sons of men.
Julia Smith Translation
Smiling in the habitable globe of his earth; and my delight with the sons of man.
King James 2000
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
Lexham Expanded Bible
rejoicing in the world of his earth, and my delight [was] with the children of humankind.
Modern King James verseion
rejoicing in the world, His earth; and my delight was with the sons of men.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As for the round compass of his world, I make it joyful: for my delight is to be among the children of men.
NET Bible
rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and delighting in its people.
New Heart English Bible
Rejoicing in his whole world. My delight was with the sons of men.
The Emphasized Bible
Exulting in the fruitful land of his earth, Yea, my fulness of delight, was with the sons of men.
Webster
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
World English Bible
Rejoicing in his whole world. My delight was with the sons of men.
Youngs Literal Translation
Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth, And my delights are with the sons of men.
Interlinear
Sachaq
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 8:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Wisdom At Creation
30 then I was by him his nursling, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; 31 rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights were with the sons of men. 32 And now, sons, hearken unto me, and blessed are they that keep my ways:
Cross References
Psalm 16:3
To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent thou hast said, In them is all my delight.
Psalm 40:6-8
Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire: ears hast thou prepared me. Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not demanded;
John 13:1
Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come that he should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, loved them to the end.
John 4:34
Jesus says to them, My food is that I should do the will of him that has sent me, and that I should finish his work.
2 Corinthians 8:9
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he, being rich, became poor, in order that ye by his poverty might be enriched.