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
Other translations

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:

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,

American Standard Version

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;

Geneva Bible 1599

When he gaue his decree to the Sea, that the waters shoulde not passe his commandement: when he appointed the foundations of the earth,

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

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:

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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