# Proverbs 8.31 **Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 29. When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth; 30. Then I was by him, as a master workman; And I was daily his delight, Rejoicing always before him, > > **31. Rejoicing in his habitable earth; And my delight was with the sons of men.** > > 32. Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they that keep my ways. 33. Hear instruction, and be wise, And refuse it not. (Proverbs 8:29-33, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 29. when he gave to the sea its boundary, that the waters should not violate his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth; 30. then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a delight day by day, always rejoicing before him, > > **31. Rejoicing in his whole world. My delight was with the sons of men.** > > 32. “Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways. 33. Hear instruction, and be wise. Don’t refuse it. (Proverbs 8:29-33, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 29. When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: 30. Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; > > **31. Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.** > > 32. Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. 33. Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. (Proverbs 8:29-33, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 29. In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth, 30. Then I am near Him, a workman, And I am a delight, day by day. Rejoicing before Him at all times, > > **31. Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth, And my delights [are] with the sons of men.** > > 32. And now, ye sons, hearken to me, Yea, happy are they who keep my ways. 33. Hear instruction, and be wise, and slight not. (Proverbs 8:29-33, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from Intelligibility](/codex/argument-from-intelligibility/), via [Proverbs 8.22-31](/codex/proverbs-8-22-31/) - [Argument from Mathematical Truth](/codex/argument-from-mathematical-truth/), via [Proverbs 8.22-31](/codex/proverbs-8-22-31/) - [Argument from Mathematics (Guillen)](/codex/argument-from-mathematics-guillen/), via [Proverbs 8.22-31](/codex/proverbs-8-22-31/) - [Argument from the Reality of Mathematical Infinity](/codex/argument-from-the-reality-of-mathematical-infinity/), via [Proverbs 8.22-31](/codex/proverbs-8-22-31/) - [Cumulative Case for the Deity of Christ](/codex/cumulative-case-for-the-deity-of-christ/), via [Proverbs 8.22-31](/codex/proverbs-8-22-31/) - [Fifth Way - Teleology](/codex/fifth-way-teleology/), via [Proverbs 8.22-31](/codex/proverbs-8-22-31/) - [Hofweber Internalist Deflationism Objection Defeater](/codex/hofweber-internalist-deflationism-objection-defeater/), via [Proverbs 8.22-31](/codex/proverbs-8-22-31/) - [Mathematics Requires Christian Theism](/codex/mathematics-requires-christian-theism/), via [Proverbs 8.22-31](/codex/proverbs-8-22-31/) **Concepts:** - [God's Love for Creation](/codex/gods-love-for-creation/) - [Laws of the Universe as Witness to Design](/codex/laws-of-the-universe-as-witness-to-design/), via [Proverbs 8.22-31](/codex/proverbs-8-22-31/) - [Mathematical Intelligibility of Nature](/codex/mathematical-intelligibility-of-nature/), via [Proverbs 8.22-31](/codex/proverbs-8-22-31/) - [Old Testament Christology](/codex/old-testament-christology/), via [Proverbs 8.22-31](/codex/proverbs-8-22-31/) - [Old Testament Witness to the Deity of Christ](/codex/old-testament-witness-to-the-deity-of-christ/), via [Proverbs 8.22-31](/codex/proverbs-8-22-31/) - [Relation (Thomist Metaphysics)](/codex/relation-thomist-metaphysics/), via [Proverbs 8.22-31](/codex/proverbs-8-22-31/) - [Two Powers in Heaven](/codex/two-powers-in-heaven/), via [Proverbs 8.22-31](/codex/proverbs-8-22-31/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.