The Meaning of Proverbs 8:22 Explained

Proverbs 8:22

KJV: The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

YLT: Jehovah possessed me -- the beginning of His way, Before His works since then.

Darby: Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

ASV: Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 8:22?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 8:22 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 8:22 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 8:22?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The LORD  possessed  me in the beginning  of his way,  before  his works  of old. 

What does Proverbs 8:22 Mean?

Study Notes

The Lord possessed me
That wisdom is more than the personification of an attribute of God, or of the will of God as best for man, but is a distinct adumbration of Christ, is sure to the devout mind. Proverbs 8:22-36 ; John 1:1-3 ; Colossians 1:17 can refer to nothing less than the Eternal Son of God.

Context Summary

Proverbs 8:22-36 - Finding Wisdom, Finding Life
The world did not come into being by chance. It was created by an intelligent Creator. Nothing is arbitrary or by accident. Law is the expression of the perfect will of God. It is founded on the inherent necessity which is at the heart of all things; and it is according to unchanging law that all things subsist. Yet never forget that God is Redeemer, as well as Creator, and reserves to Himself the right of suffering the infliction of a broken law, that He may step in to redeem those who are penitent and believing.
It would seem as if in Luke 7:35 our Lord appropriated these sublime words as applicable to Himself. How glorious it is that He appropriates Proverbs 8:31! He does not delight in us after we are redeemed, but before; and it is on this that He bases His appeal: Blessed are they that keep My ways, Proverbs 8:32. Let us watch daily at His gates, and wait at the posts of His doors. For to find Him is to find eternal life, 1 John 4:19. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 8

1  the fame
6  and evidence of wisdom
10  The excellence
12  the nature
15  the power
18  the riches
22  and the eternity of wisdom
32  Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it brings

What do the individual words in Proverbs 8:22 mean?

Yahweh possessed me at the beginning of His way Before His works from then
יְֽהוָ֗ה קָ֭נָנִי רֵאשִׁ֣ית דַּרְכּ֑וֹ קֶ֖דֶם מִפְעָלָ֣יו מֵאָֽז

יְֽהוָ֗ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
קָ֭נָנִי  possessed  me 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: קָנָה 
Sense: to get, acquire, create, buy, possess.
רֵאשִׁ֣ית  at  the  beginning 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: רֵאשִׁית  
Sense: first, beginning, best, chief.
דַּרְכּ֑וֹ  of  His  way 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
קֶ֖דֶם  Before 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֶדֶם 
Sense: east, antiquity, front, that which is before, aforetime.
מִפְעָלָ֣יו  His  works 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מִפְעָל 
Sense: work, thing made.
מֵאָֽז  from  then 
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb
Root: אָז  
Sense: then, at that time.

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Similar Scriptures for Proverbs 8:22

Colossians 1:17 [9]
John 1:1-2 [7]
Proverbs 3:19 [5]
Psalms 104:24 [3]
Job 28:26-28 [1]