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cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../proverbs/8-24.htm" title="Proverbs 8:24">◄</a> Proverbs 8:25 <a href="../proverbs/8-26.htm" title="Proverbs 8:26">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Before the mountains were formed, before the hills, I was born—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/8.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills, I was born;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />"Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills I was brought forth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills I was brought forth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills, I was born;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Before the mountains were established, prior to the hills, I was given birth —<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I was delivered before the mountains and hills were established, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My birth was before mountains were formed or hills were put in place. <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 mountains, before the hills were set in place, <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 the mountains were settled in their places and before the hills,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Before the mountains were shaped, before there were hills, I was bringing them to birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />before the mountains were set in place--before the hills--I was born, </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills, I was brought forth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/proverbs/8.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was brought forth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was brought forth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/proverbs/8.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/proverbs/8.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/proverbs/8.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/proverbs/8.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Before the mountaines were setled: and before the hilles, was I begotten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/proverbs/8.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Before the foundations of the mountaines were layde: yea before all hilles, was I borne:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/proverbs/8.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Before the foundacions of ye mountaynes were layed, yee before all hilles was I borne.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Before mountains were sunk, "" Before heights, I was brought forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Before mountains were sunk, Before heights, I was brought forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Before the mountains were settled; before the hills I had a beginning:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The mountains with their huge bulk had not as yet been established: before the hills I was brought forth: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The mountains, with their great mass, had not yet been established. Before the hills, I was brought forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And before the mountains would be established, and before the hills, I was formed in the womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Before the mountains were settled, before the hills were formed was I conceived;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />before the mountains were settled, and before all hills, he begets me.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/proverbs/8.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2962.htm" title="2962: bə·ṭe·rem (Prep-b:: Adv) -- From an unused root apparently meaning to interrupt or suspend; properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before.">Before</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·rîm (N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">the mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/2883.htm" title="2883: hā·ṭə·bā·‘ū (V-Hofal-Perf-3cp) -- To sink, sink down. A primitive root; to sink.">were settled,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/1389.htm" title="1389: ḡə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A hill. Feminine from the same as Geba'; a hillock.">the hills,</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></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/proverbs/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/9996.htm0">Before</a><a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022. har (har) -- mountain, hill, hill country"> mountains</a><a href="/hebrew/2883.htm" title="2883. taba' (taw-bah') -- to sink, sink down"> were sunk</a><a href="/hebrew/9997.htm0">, Before</a><a href="/hebrew/1389.htm" title="1389. gib'ah (ghib-aw') -- a hill"> heights</a><a href="/hebrew/2342.htm" title="2342. chuwl (khool) -- bear">, I was brought forth.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2342.htm" title="חיל_1 vfp1cs 2342">I was delivered</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/2962.htm" title="טֶרֶם Pd 2962"></a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="הַר ncmpa 2022"> the mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/1389.htm" title="גִּבְעָה_1 ncfpa 1389"> and hills</a> <a href="/hebrew/2883.htm" title="טבע vHp3cp 2883"> were established</a>,</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/proverbs/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2962.htm" title="2962. terem (teh'-rem) -- not yet, ere, before that">"Before</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022. har (har) -- mountain, hill, hill country">the mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/2883.htm" title="2883. taba' (taw-bah') -- to sink, sink down">were settled,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440. paniym (paw-neem') -- face, faces">Before</a> <a href="/hebrew/1389.htm" title="1389. gib'ah (ghib-aw') -- a hill">the hills</a> <a href="/hebrew/2342a.htm" title="2342a">I was brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/2342a.htm" title="2342a">forth;</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022. har (har) -- mountain, hill, hill country">Before the mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/2883.htm" title="2883. taba' (taw-bah') -- to sink, sink down">were settled,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440. paniym (paw-neem') -- face, faces">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/1389.htm" title="1389. gib'ah (ghib-aw') -- a hill">the hills</a> <a href="/hebrew/2342.htm" title="2342. chuwl (khool) -- bear">was I brought forth:</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/8-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 8:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 8:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/8-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 8:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 8:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>