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20 In a path of righteousness I cause to walk, In midst of paths of judgment,

21 To cause my lovers to inherit substance, Yea, their treasures I fill.

22 Jehovah possessed me -- the beginning of His way, Before His works since then.

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20 I walk in the way of righteousness,(A)
    along the paths of justice,
21 bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me
    and making their treasuries full.(B)

22 “The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works,[a][b]
    before his deeds of old;

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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