Pentecost Season · Trinity Sunday · Year C
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
Wisdom at Play Before God
June 11, 2028
Overview & Insights
"I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, rejoicing in his inhabited world." (Proverbs 8:30-31)
Wisdom is personified as God's companion present at creation, calling out publicly for all to heed her. The church has long read this poem alongside John's Word made flesh, which is why it appears on Trinity Sunday.
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Commentary
Commentary on Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Working Preacher
Explains Wisdom as God's companion and witness in creation, present in community.
Proverbs 8 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A preaching angle on wisdom's accessibility and cosmic scope.
Proverbs 8 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole wisdom poem.
Proverbs 8:22 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries verse by verse on Wisdom's origin before creation.
Background & Word Study
Proverbs 8:22 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew text and parsing for the verse on Wisdom's origin.
Proverbs 8:22-31 Sefaria
Hebrew text with classic Jewish commentary alongside the English.
Proverbs Overview BibleProject
Video overview of the book's structure and wisdom themes.
Proverbs Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on the book's setting and purpose.
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