20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,
21 giving wealth as an inheritance to those who love me,
and filling their treasuries.

22 “The Lord made[a] me
at the beginning of His creation,[b]
before His works of long ago.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 8:22 Or possessed, or begot
  2. Proverbs 8:22 Lit way

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