Proverbs 8:20-24 New International Version (NIV)

20. I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,

21. bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me and making their treasuries full.

22. “The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old;

23. I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be.

24. When there were no watery depths, I was given birth, when there were no springs overflowing with water;

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