Proverbs 8:29

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

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 established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,

30Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day, rejoicing always in His presence.

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Cross References

Job 38:4Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.

Job 38:11and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?

Psalms 104:5He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.

Psalms 136:5By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.

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.

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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