Proverbs 8:29

Proverbs chapter 8 · verse 29 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

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;

King James Version · 1611

When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

American Standard Version · 1901

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;

v.28When he made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep became strong,

v.29This passage

v.30Then I was by him, asa master workman; And I was dailyhisdelight, Rejoicing always before him,

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Psalms 33:7
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap: He layeth up the deeps in store-houses.
Psalms 104:9
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth.
Job 38:4
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.
Psalms 104:5
Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever.
Jeremiah 5:22
Fear ye not me? saith Jehovah: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.
Genesis 1:9
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.