Proverbs 8:23
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.”Proverbs 8:23
What Does Proverbs 8:23 Mean?
Proverbs 8:23 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 8, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 8:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 9:6“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”John 17:24“Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.”Job 26:7“He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.”Genesis 1:26“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”Isaiah 57:15“For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.”Micah 5:2“But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”John 17:5“And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.”Psalms 2:6“Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.”Titus 1:2“In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;”Isaiah 43:13“Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?”1 John 1:1“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;”2 Thessalonians 2:13“But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:”1 Peter 1:20“Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,”Psalms 102:25“Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.”Ephesians 1:10“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:”Job 34:13“Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?”Acts 14:15“And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:”
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