Pro 8:31 | NET2full | STEP | rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth , and delighting in its people .

‏ Proverbs 8:31

31 rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, ^{▼▼tn The two words are synonymous in general and so could be taken to express a superlative idea—the “whole world” (cf. NIV, NCV). But תֵּבֵל (tevel) also means the inhabited world, and so the construct may be interpreted as a partitive genitive.}
and delighting ^{▼▼tn Heb “and my delights” [were] with/in.”} in its people. ^{▼▼tn Heb “the sons of man.”}