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21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance,
And that I may fill their treasuries.

22 Jehovah [a]possessed me in [b]the beginning of his way,
[c]Before his works of old.
23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning,
Before the earth was.

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  1. Proverbs 8:22 Or, formed
  2. Proverbs 8:22 Or, as
  3. Proverbs 8:22 Or, The first of

21 bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me
    and making their treasuries full.(A)

22 “The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works,[a][b]
    before his deeds of old;
23 I was formed long ages ago,
    at the very beginning, when the world came to be.

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  1. Proverbs 8:22 Or way; or dominion
  2. Proverbs 8:22 Or The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work; or The Lord brought me forth at the beginning of his work