Proverbs 8:30
in Proverbs 8Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day, rejoicing always in His presence.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then I was by him, as a master workman; And I was daily his delight, Rejoicing always before him,
KJV
Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
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This verse in Proverbs 8
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThen I was with him, as one brought up - אמון amon, a nursling, a darling child. Wisdom continues its parable, says Calmet; and represents itself as a new-born child which is ever near its parent, and takes pleasure to see him act, and to sport in his presence.
This site's exposition
when he set a compass upon the face of the depth
on Proverbs 8:27-31
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: the creation account retold with wisdom present at every stage, the compass on the deep, the clouds established, the sea given his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, the same boundary Job 38:11 states as hitherto shalt thou come. Then I was by him, as one brought up with him, daily his delight, rejoicing always before him: the words are familial and glad, a craftsman or a nursling by the readings, and the philology of amon is carried by the bench without being settled. The poem lands at verse 31 in a place the reader does not expect: her delights were with the sons of men, wisdom rejoicing not only in the world but in us.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
on Proverbs 8:22-31
Strictly, God's attributes are part of Himself. Yet, to the poetical structure of the whole passage, this commendation of wisdom is entirely consonant. In order of time all His attributes are coincident and eternal as Himself.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וָֽאֶהְיֶ֥ה | vaehyeh | and I was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| אֶצְל֗וֹ | ʾetzlo | beside him | H681 → | 61 times |
| אָ֫מ֥וֹן | ʾamon | an artisan | H525 → | |
| וָֽאֶהְיֶ֣ה | vaehyeh | and I was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| שַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִים | shaashuim | delight<s> | H8191 → | |
| י֤וֹם׀ | yom | day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| י֑וֹם | yom | day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| מְשַׂחֶ֖קֶת | mesacheket | playing | H7832 → | 36 times |
| לְפָנָ֣יו | lefanav | <to> before him | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | at every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עֵֽת׃ | ʾet | time | H6256 → | 296 times |
וָֽאֶהְיֶ֥הand I was
vaehyehH1961 →3559 times
אֶצְל֗וֹbeside him
ʾetzloH681 →61 times
אָ֫מ֥וֹןan artisan
ʾamonH525 →
וָֽאֶהְיֶ֣הand I was
vaehyehH1961 →3559 times
שַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִיםdelight<s>
shaashuimH8191 →
י֤וֹם׀day
yomH3117 →2304 times
י֑וֹםday
yomH3117 →2304 times
מְשַׂחֶ֖קֶתplaying
mesacheketH7832 →36 times
לְפָנָ֣יו<to> before him
lefanavH6440 →2123 times
בְּכָל־at every
bekholH3605 →5413 times
עֵֽת׃time
ʾetH6256 →296 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
John 1:18No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
it leads to
- Colossians 1:15
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
- John 6:46
not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.
- Matthew 11:27
All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses…
- Luke 10:22
All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to…
- 1 John 4:12
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
- Colossians 1:15
Through
Isaiah 42:1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
it leads to
- Matthew 12:18–21
“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
- Luke 3:22
and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
- Matthew 12:18–21
Through
Matthew 3:17And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
it leads to
- Isaiah 42:1
“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- Isaiah 42:1
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About Proverbs
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Proverbs of Solomon; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.