Proverbs 8:29

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;

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

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

30Then I was by him, as a master workman; And I was daily his delight, Rejoicing always before him,

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Cross References

Job 38:4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.

Job 38:11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further; And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

Psalms 104:5Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved forever.

Psalms 136:5To him that by understanding made the heavens; For his lovingkindness endureth forever:

Jeremiah 5:22Fear 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.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 8:23-32

Wisdom Eternal and Divine. 22 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. 25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. 27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when… Read the whole commentary →

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