Proverbs 8:26

"Before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was born;"

Key Reflection

In this verse, wisdom declares its eternal nature, suggesting that it existed even before the physical world took shape. This emphasizes that God's wisdom is foundational and timeless, predating the creation of the earth and its geographical features.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The highest part of the dust of the world -literally, “the head of the dusts of the world;” an image of either: (1) the dry land, habitable, fit for cultivation, as contrasted with the waters of the chaotic deep; or (2) man himself. CompareEcclesiastes 3:20.

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