The Meaning of Proverbs 8:30 Explained

Proverbs 8:30

KJV: Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

YLT: Then I am near Him, a workman, And I am a delight -- day by day. Rejoicing before Him at all times,

Darby: then I was by him his nursling, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

ASV: Then I was by him, as a master workman; And I was daily his delight, Rejoicing always before him,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then I was by him,  [as] one brought up  [with him]: and I was daily  [his] delight,  rejoicing  always  before  him; 

What does Proverbs 8:30 Mean?

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 8:30 mean?

and I was beside Him [as] a [master] craftsman [His] delight day by day Rejoicing before Him always -
וָֽאֶהְיֶ֥ה אֶצְל֗וֹ אָ֫מ֥וֹן שַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִים י֤וֹם ׀ י֑וֹם מְשַׂחֶ֖קֶת לְפָנָ֣יו בְּכָל־ עֵֽת

וָֽאֶהְיֶ֥ה  and  I  was 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
אֶצְל֗וֹ  beside  Him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אֵצֶל  
Sense: beside, by, near, nearness, joining, proximity subst.
אָ֫מ֥וֹן  [as]  a  [master]  craftsman 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָמֹון  
Sense: artificer, architect, master workman, skilled workman.
שַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִים  [His]  delight 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שַׁעֲשׁוּעִים  
Sense: delight, enjoyment.
י֤וֹם ׀  day 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
י֑וֹם  by  day 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
מְשַׂחֶ֖קֶת  Rejoicing 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, feminine singular
Root: שָׂחַק  
Sense: to laugh, play, mock.
לְפָנָ֣יו  before  Him 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
בְּכָל־  always 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
עֵֽת    - 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: עֵת  
Sense: time.