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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.

Proverbs 8:29 · Berean Standard Bible

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Proverbs 8:29 in other translations

KJV 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:

WEB World English Bible

when he gave to the sea its boundary, that the waters should not violate his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

NHEB New Heart English Bible

when he gave to the sea its boundary, that the waters should not violate his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth;

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In context

26 before He made the land or fields, or any of the dust of the earth.

27 I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,

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

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.

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

31 I was rejoicing in His whole world, delighting together in the sons of men.

32 Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.

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