Proverbs 8:29 Parallel Translations

when he set a limit for the sea so the waters would not overstep his command, when he traced the foundations of the earth,(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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:

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:

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:

DBY:

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

ERV:

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:

JPS:

When He gave to the sea His decree, that the waters should not transgress His commandment, when He appointed the foundations of the earth;

WBS:

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:

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;

YLT:

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

Proverbs 8:29 Cross References

XREF:

Job 38:6 "On what were its bases sunk? Or who laid its cornerstone,

Job 38:10 And I placed boundaries on it And set a bolt and doors,

Psalm 104:5 He established the earth upon its foundations, So that it will not totter forever and ever.

Psalm 104:9 You set a boundary that they may not pass over, So that they will not return to cover the earth. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

8:22-31 The Son of God declares himself to have been engaged in the creation of the world. How able, how fit is the Son of God to be the Saviour of the world, who was the Creator of it! The Son of God was ordained, before the world, to that great work. Does he delight in saving wretched sinners, and shall not we delight in his salvation?

CONC:

Appointed Assigned Bases Bound Boundary Command Commandment Decree Decreeing Foundations Imposed Limit Marked Overstep Pass Position Setting Transgress Violate Waters

Appointed Assigned Bases Bound Boundary Command Commandment Decree Decreeing Earth Foundations Imposed Limit Marked Position Sea Setting Transgress Violate Water Waters Word

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