Proverbs 8:29

I was there when he made his limit for the sea, 1 so the waters should not spread beyond his command, 1 and when there was set the limit for the foundations of the dry land. 1

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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

28I was there when he established the clouds above and 1 when the springs in the deep became fixed. 1

30I was beside him, as a skilled craftsman; 1 I was his delight day after day, 1 always rejoicing before him. 1

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Cross References

Job 38:4Where were you when I laid the earth's foundations? 1 Tell me, if you have so much understanding. 1

Job 38:11and when I said to it, 'You may come this far, but no farther; 1 here is where I will put a boundary to the pride of your waves.' 1

Psalms 104:5He laid the foundations of the earth, 1 and it will never be moved. 1

Psalms 136:5to him who by wisdom made the heavens, 1 for his covenant faithfulness endures forever. 1

Jeremiah 5:22Do you not fear me—this is Yahweh's declaration—or tremble before my face? 1 I have placed a border of sand against the sea, an ongoing decree that it does not violate— 1 even though the sea rises and falls, still it does not violate it. Even though its waves roar, they do not cross it. 1

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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