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Proverbs 8:22-23 NWT
Jehovah produced me as the beginning of his way,
The earliest of his achievements of long ago.
From ancient times I was installed,
From the start, from times earlier than the earth.
* JWs use this verse to substantiate their claim that Jehovah created Jesus.
Proverbs 8:12 NWT
I, wisdom, dwell together with shrewdness;
I have found knowledge and thinking ability.
If "wisdom" in Proverbs 8 is referring to Jesus, and if the "wisdom" in Proverbs 8 is the same "wisdom" as in the first nine chapters of Proverbs (as the context indicates) then who is the "Shrewdness" that Jesus lives with?
Proverbs 1:20-21 NWT
True wisdom cries aloud in the street.
It keeps raising its voice in the public squares
At the corner of the busy streets it calls out.
At the entrances of the city gates it says:
Do you also believe that Jesus "cries aloud in the streets"?
Proverbs 8:22-25 NWT
Jehovah produced me as the beginning of his way,
The earliest of his achievements of long ago.
From ancient times I was installed,
From the start, from times earlier than the earth.
When there were no deep waters, I was brought forth,
When there were no springs overflowing with water.
Before the mountains were set in place,
Before the hills, I was brought forth,
If "wisdom" in Proverbs 8 had a beginning, then doesn't this mean that God did not have wisdom until a certain point when He acquired it?
* Proverbs 8 is speaking metaphorically of God's eternal wisdom and how it was "brought forth" to take part in the creation of the universe. It's not saying that wisdom came into being at a point of time. It's most definitely not saying that Jesus is a created being, since the passage is not dealing with Jesus but with wisdom personified.