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Selected Verse: Proverbs 8:30 - American Standard
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 8:30 |
American Standard |
Then I was by him, as a master workman; And I was daily his delight, Rejoicing always before him, |
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King James |
Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| one brought up--an object of special and pleasing regard. The bestowal of wisdom on men is represented by its finding a delightful residence and pleasing God. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
As one brought up with him - i. e., As his foster child. Others take the word in the original in another sense, "I was as his artificer," a rendering which falls in best with the special point of the whole passage, the creative energy of Wisdom. Compare Wisdom Pro 7:21, Pro 7:22.
Daily - Heb. "day by day." As the Creator rejoiced in His workmanship Gen 1:4, Gen 1:10, Gen 1:12-13, so Wisdom rejoiced in the exuberance of her might and strength. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Then 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 is poetical and highly figurative; and they who think they find the deity of Jesus Christ in these metaphors should be very cautious how they apply such terms as these; so that while they are endeavoring to defend the truth, they may do nothing against the truth, in which most of them unhappily fail.
Rejoicing always before him - All the images in this verse are borrowed from the state and circumstances of a darling, affectionate, playful child; as any one will be convinced who examines the Hebrew text. |
12 And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good.
13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
22 He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the correction of the fool;
21 With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along.