Proverbs 8:29
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.”
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“when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:”
King James Version · Public Domain“When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 8:29 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 1:9And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.
- Job 38:4Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
- Job 38:10when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,
- Job 38:11and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?
- Psalms 33:7He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses.
- Psalms 104:5He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
- Psalms 104:9You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
- Psalms 136:5By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.
- Proverbs 3:19The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
- Jeremiah 5:22Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.
- John 19:22Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”
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