"Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights {were} with the sons of men." — Proverbs 8:31

Proverbs 8:31 · KJV

“Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights {were} with the sons of men.”

— Proverbs 8:31

Then I was by him, {as} one brought up {with him}: and I was daily {his} delight, rejoicing always before him;

Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed {are they that} keep my ways.

Proverbs 8 — Context

When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

Then I was by him, {as} one brought up {with him}: and I was daily {his} delight, rejoicing always before him;

Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights {were} with the sons of men.

Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed {are they that} keep my ways.

Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

Cross References

Psalms 16:3

{But} to the saints that {are} in the earth, and {to} the excellent, in whom {is} all my delight.

John 13:1

Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

Psalms 40:6-8

Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. {opened: Heb. digged}

2 Corinthians 8:9

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

John 4:34

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.