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when <i>there were</i> no fountains abounding with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When <i>there were</i> no depths I was brought forth, When <i>there were</i> no fountains abounding with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“When there were no ocean depths, I was born, When there were no springs abounding with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220When there were no depths I was brought forth, When there were no springs abounding with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“When there were no depths I was brought forth, When there were no springs abounding with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />When there were no depths I was brought forth, When there were no springs heavy with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“When there were no ocean depths I was born, When there were no fountains <i>and</i> springs overflowing with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I was born when there were no watery depths and no springs filled with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I was born when there were no watery depths and no springs filled with water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />When there were no depths, I was brought forth, When there were no fountains abounding with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When I was born, there were no oceans or springs of water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I was born before there were oceans, before there were springs filled with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I was born before the oceans, when there were no springs of water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When there were no ocean depths, I brought them to birth at a time when there were no springs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When there were no deep oceans I was born, when there were no springs overflowing with water; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When there were no depths, I was born, when there were no springs abounding with water. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In there being no depths, I was brought forth, "" In there being no fountains heavy [with] waters,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In there being no depths, I was brought forth, In there being no fountains heavy with waters,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In no depths was I begun; in no fountains abundant in waters.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The depths were not as yet, and I was already conceived. neither had the fountains of waters as yet sprung out: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The abyss did not yet exist, and I was already conceived; neither had the fountains of waters yet erupted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When there were no deeps I was brought forth, when there were no fountains or springs of water; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Before the depths would be, I was born, and before there would be waters in the springs.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />When there were no depths, I was brought forth; When there were no fountains abounding with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />even before he made the depths; before the fountains of water came forth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/8-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=1444" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/8.htm">The Excellence of Wisdom</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: bə·’ên- (Prep-b:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">When there were no</a> <a href="/hebrew/8415.htm" title="8415: tə·hō·mō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Deep, sea, abyss. Or thom; from huwm; an abyss, especially the deep.">watery depths,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2342.htm" title="2342: ḥō·w·lā·lə·tî (V-Pual-Perf-1cs) -- Or chiyl; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl, i.e. to dance, to writhe in pain or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert.">I was brought forth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: bə·’ên (Prep-b:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">when no</a> <a href="/hebrew/4599.htm" title="4599: ma‘·yā·nō·wṯ (N-mp) -- A spring. Or ma ynow; or ma yanah; from ayin; a fountain, figuratively, a source.">springs</a> <a href="/hebrew/3513.htm" title="3513: niḵ·bad·dê- (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- Or kabed; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. In a bad sense or in a good sense (in the same two senses).">were overflowing</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mā·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">with water.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-1.htm">John 1:1-3</a></span><br />In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-2.htm">Hebrews 1:2</a></span><br />But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">Genesis 1:1-2</a></span><br />In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. / Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-2.htm">Psalm 90:2</a></span><br />Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-5.htm">John 17:5</a></span><br />And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-14.htm">Revelation 3:14</a></span><br />To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a></span><br />But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Isaiah 40:28</a></span><br />Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4-11</a></span><br />Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. / Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? / On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-5.htm">Psalm 104:5-9</a></span><br />He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved. / You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. / At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-6.htm">1 Corinthians 8:6</a></span><br />yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-9.htm">Ephesians 3:9</a></span><br />and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18</a></span><br />For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">Psalm 33:6-9</a></span><br />By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth. / He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses. / Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.</p><p class="hdg">*I was</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7</a></b></br> I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou <i>art</i> my Son; this day have I begotten thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></b></br> And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a></b></br> For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/145-8.htm">Abounding</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-23.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-18.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-20.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-16.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-22.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-16.htm">Fountains</a> <a href="/psalms/144-14.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-16.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-16.htm">Water</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-16.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Abounding</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-25.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-27.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-18.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-4.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-25.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-28.htm">Fountains</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-20.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-28.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Water</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-29.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-1.htm">the fame</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-6.htm">and evidence of wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-10.htm">The excellence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-12.htm">the nature</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-15.htm">the power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-18.htm">the riches</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-22.htm">and the eternity of wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/8-32.htm">Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it brings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, "watery depths" often symbolize chaos and the unknown, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>, where the Spirit of God hovers over the waters. The absence of these depths signifies a primordial state of creation, emphasizing the pre-existence of wisdom before the physical world was formed. This aligns with the idea that wisdom is eternal and foundational, as seen in <a href="/john/1.htm">John 1:1-3</a>, where the Word (Logos) is present at the beginning of creation.<p><b>I was brought forth</b><br>The phrase "I was brought forth" suggests the personification of wisdom as being birthed or generated. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who is described as the wisdom of God in <a href="/1_corinthians/1-24.htm">1 Corinthians 1:24</a>. The concept of being "brought forth" indicates an active role in creation, similar to how Christ is described as the agent through whom all things were made (<a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a>). This highlights the integral role of divine wisdom in the order and design of the universe.<p><b>When no springs were overflowing with water</b><br>Springs overflowing with water symbolize life, sustenance, and abundance. In the ancient Near Eastern context, water was a precious resource, essential for survival and prosperity. The absence of springs indicates a time before the earth was filled with life-giving resources. This imagery connects to the biblical theme of God as the provider of living water, as seen in <a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a>, where Jesus offers the water that leads to eternal life. The mention of springs also alludes to the future provision and sustenance that wisdom, and ultimately Christ, brings to creation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom.htm">Wisdom</a></b><br>Personified in <a href="/bsb/proverbs/8.htm">Proverbs 8</a>, Wisdom is depicted as a divine attribute present with God before creation. Wisdom speaks in the first person, emphasizing its eternal nature and foundational role in the universe.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a></b><br>The context of <a href="/proverbs/8-24.htm">Proverbs 8:24</a> is the creation of the world. The verse highlights the pre-existence of Wisdom before the formation of the earth's waters, symbolizing the order and design inherent in creation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/watery_depths.htm">Watery Depths</a></b><br>This term refers to the primordial waters, a common motif in ancient Near Eastern creation accounts, representing chaos before God's creative order was established.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_eternal_nature_of_wisdom.htm">The Eternal Nature of Wisdom</a></b><br>Wisdom is not a human invention but a divine attribute that existed before the world began. This underscores the importance of seeking God's wisdom in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/order_in_creation.htm">Order in Creation</a></b><br>The imagery of Wisdom present before the chaotic waters were formed into springs highlights God's intentional design. We can trust in God's order and purpose in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_wisdom.htm">Christ as Wisdom</a></b><br>In the New Testament, Christ is often associated with divine wisdom. Embracing Christ is embracing the wisdom that was present at creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_wisdom_in_daily_life.htm">Seeking Wisdom in Daily Life</a></b><br>Just as Wisdom was foundational to creation, it should be foundational in our decision-making and daily living. We are called to seek God's wisdom through prayer and scripture.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_the_heart.htm">What defines the heart?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_charles_hodge's_beliefs.htm">What are the fountains of the great deep?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_earth_'founded_on_seas'.htm">(Psalm 24:2) How can the earth be literally 'founded on the seas' when modern science shows it is not supported by water?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_skeptical_theism_say_on_divine_hiddenness.htm">What does the Bible say about mental health?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">I was</span> <span class= "bld">brought forth.--</span>i.e., born. The same word is used in <a href="/psalms/51-5.htm" title="Behold, I was shaped in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.">Psalm 51:5</a> (7), and <a href="/job/15-7.htm" title="Are you the first man that was born? or were you made before the hills?">Job 15:7</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - The preexistence of Wisdom is still more expressly set forth. <span class="cmt_word">When there were no depths</span> (vers. 27, 28). The waste of waters which covered the face of the earth is meant - that great deep on which primeval darkness brooded (<a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>). Before even this, man's earliest conception of the beginning of the world, uncreated Wisdom was. Septuagint, "before he made the abysses" (see on Proverbs 3:20). <span class="cmt_word">I was brought forth;</span> Vulgate, <span class="accented">et ego jam concepta eram</span>; Septuagint, at the end of ver. 25, <span class="greek">γεννᾷ με</span>, "he begetteth me." The verb here is <span class="hebrew">חוּל</span> (<span class="accented">chul</span>), which is used of the travailing of women, and is rightly translated, "brought forth by generation." It indicates in this place the energizing of Wisdom, her conception in the Divine mind, and her putting tbrth in operation. <span class="cmt_word">When there were no fountains abounding with water;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> springs in the interior of the earth (<a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11</a>; comp. <a href="/job/22.htm">Job 22, 26, 38</a>.). Septuagint,"Before the springs of the waters came forward (<span class="greek">προελθεῖν</span>)." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/8-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When there were no</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֵין־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">watery depths,</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּהֹמ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(tə·hō·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8415.htm">Strong's 8415: </a> </span><span class="str2">An abyss, the deep</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I was brought forth,</span><br /><span class="heb">חוֹלָ֑לְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·w·lā·lə·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2342.htm">Strong's 2342: </a> </span><span class="str2">To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when no</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">springs</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ma‘·yā·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4599.htm">Strong's 4599: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fountain, a source</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were overflowing</span><br /><span class="heb">נִכְבַּדֵּי־</span> <span class="translit">(niḵ·bad·dê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3513.htm">Strong's 3513: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with water.</span><br /><span class="heb">מָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/8-24.htm">Proverbs 8:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/8-24.htm">Proverbs 8:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/8-24.htm">Proverbs 8:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/8-24.htm">Proverbs 8:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/8-24.htm">Proverbs 8:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/8-24.htm">Proverbs 8:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/8-24.htm">Proverbs 8:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/8-24.htm">Proverbs 8:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/8-24.htm">Proverbs 8:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/8-24.htm">Proverbs 8:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/8-24.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 8:24 When there were no depths I was (Prov. 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