Proverbs 8:31

29 when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

30 Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day, rejoicing always in His presence.

I was rejoicing in His whole world, delighting together in the sons of men.

32 Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.

33 Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
I was rejoicing in His whole world, delighting together in the sons of men.
KJV
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
WEB
rejoicing in his whole world. My delight was with the sons of men.
ASV
Rejoicing in his habitable earth; And my delight was with the sons of men.
DARBY
rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights [were] with the sons of men.
BLB
laughing in the world of His earth, and delighting together with the sons of man.
ÅB
jeg lekte på hele hans vide jord, og min lyst hadde jeg i menneskenes barn.
OTB
finne glede i hans skapelse
og ta glede i menneskeheten.
B1930
jeg lekte på hele hans vide jord, og min lyst hadde jeg i menneskenes barn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 16:3

    As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.

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  • John 13:1

    It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.

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  • Psalms 40:6–8

    Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.

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  • 2 Corinthians 8:9

    For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

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  • John 4:34

    Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

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