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Proverbs 8:21-23
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21 I ·give wealth to those who love me [L cause those who love me to inherit substance],
    filling their houses with treasures.

22 “The Lord ·begot [or acquired; possessed] me ·when he began his work [L at the beginning of his path],
    long before he made anything else.
23 I was ·created [formed; woven; or appointed] in the very beginning,
    even before the world began.

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Proverbs 8:21-23
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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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Footnotes

  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
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