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Proverbs 8:29

What does Proverbs 8:29 mean?

A plain-English look at Proverbs 8:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

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;

KJV

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:

ASV

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;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in position the bases of the earth:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

When he compassed the sea with its bounds, and set a law to the waters that they should not pass their limits: when he balanced the foundations of the earth;

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

when he imposed on the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

Context

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,

Cross references

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.

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