Proverbs 8:29

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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:

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 104:9 : 9 You made a limit over which they might not go, so that the earth would never again be covered by them.
  • Gen 1:9-9 : 9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven come together in one place, and let the dry land be seen: and it was so. 10 And God gave the dry land the name of Earth; and the waters together in their place were named Seas: and God saw that it was good.
  • Job 38:4-9 : 4 Where were you when I put the earth on its base? Say, if you have knowledge. 5 By whom were its measures fixed? Say, if you have wisdom; or by whom was the line stretched out over it? 6 On what were its pillars based, or who put down its angle-stone, 7 When the morning stars made songs together, and all the sons of the gods gave cries of joy? 8 Or where were you when the sea came to birth, pushing out from its secret place; 9 When I made the cloud its robe, and put thick clouds as bands round it, 10 Ordering a fixed limit for it, with locks and doors; 11 And said, So far you may come, and no farther; and here the pride of your waves will be stopped?
  • Ps 33:7 : 7 He makes the waters of the sea come together in a mass; he keeps the deep seas in store-houses.
  • Ps 104:5 : 5 He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;
  • Jer 5:22 : 22 Have you no fear of me? says the Lord; will you not be shaking with fear before me, who have put the sand as a limit for the sea, by an eternal order, so that it may not go past it? and though it is ever in motion, it is not able to have its way; though the sound of its waves is loud, they are not able to go past it.

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    26 When he had not made the earth or the fields or the dust of the world.

    27 When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep:

    28 When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed:

  • Ps 104:9
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    9 You made a limit over which they might not go, so that the earth would never again be covered by them.

  • Job 38:10-12
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    10 Ordering a fixed limit for it, with locks and doors;

    11 And said, So far you may come, and no farther; and here the pride of your waves will be stopped?

    12 Have you, from your earliest days, given orders to the morning, or made the dawn conscious of its place;

  • Job 26:10-12
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    10 By him a circle is marked out on the face of the waters, to the limits of the light and the dark.

    11 The pillars of heaven are shaking, and are overcome by his sharp words.

    12 By his power the sea was made quiet; and by his wisdom Rahab was wounded.

  • Ps 104:5
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    5 He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;

  • Job 38:8
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    8 Or where were you when the sea came to birth, pushing out from its secret place;

  • Job 38:4-6
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    4 Where were you when I put the earth on its base? Say, if you have knowledge.

    5 By whom were its measures fixed? Say, if you have wisdom; or by whom was the line stretched out over it?

    6 On what were its pillars based, or who put down its angle-stone,

  • Job 9:7-8
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    7 Who gives orders to the sun, and it does not give its light; and who keeps the stars from shining.

    8 By whose hand the heavens were stretched out, and who is walking on the waves of the sea:

  • Ps 33:7
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    7 He makes the waters of the sea come together in a mass; he keeps the deep seas in store-houses.

  • Ps 24:2
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    2 For by him it was based on the seas, and made strong on the deep rivers.

  • 2 Sam 22:16
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    16 Then the deep beds of the sea were seen, and the bases of the world were uncovered, because of the Lord's wrath, because of the breath of his mouth.

  • Job 12:15
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    15 Truly, he keeps back the waters and they are dry; he sends them out and the earth is overturned.

  • Job 36:30
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    30 See, he is stretching out his mist, covering the tops of the mountains with it.

  • Jer 5:22
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    22 Have you no fear of me? says the Lord; will you not be shaking with fear before me, who have put the sand as a limit for the sea, by an eternal order, so that it may not go past it? and though it is ever in motion, it is not able to have its way; though the sound of its waves is loud, they are not able to go past it.

  • Ps 148:6
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    6 He has put them in their places for ever; he has given them their limits which may not be broken.

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    25 When he made a weight for the wind, measuring out the waters;

    26 When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames;

  • Ps 95:5
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    5 The sea is his, and he made it; and the dry land was formed by his hands.

  • Job 38:16
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    16 Have you come into the springs of the sea, walking in the secret places of the deep?

  • Ps 33:9
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    9 For he gave the word, and it was done; by his order it was fixed for ever.

  • Ps 18:15
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    15 Then the deep beds of the waters were seen, and the bases of the world were uncovered, because of your words of wrath, O Lord, because of the breath from your mouth.

  • Job 11:9
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    9 Longer in measure than the earth, and wider than the sea.

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    24 When there was no deep I was given birth, when there were no fountains flowing with water.

  • Job 14:5
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    5 If his days are ordered, and you have knowledge of the number of his months, having given him a fixed limit past which he may not go;

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    8 By him the waters are shut up in his thick clouds, and the cloud does not give way under them.

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    19 The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place.

  • Jer 10:12
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    12 He has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out.

  • Job 38:30
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    30 The waters are joined together, hard as a stone, and the face of the deep is covered.

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    8 By your breath the waves were massed together, the flowing waters were lifted up like a pillar; the deep waters became solid in the heart of the sea.

  • Job 28:11
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    11 He keeps back the streams from flowing, and makes the secret things come out into the light.

  • Amos 9:6
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    6 It is he who makes his rooms in the heaven, basing his arch on the earth; whose voice goes out to the waters of the sea, and sends them flowing over the face of the earth; the Lord is his name.

  • Jer 51:15
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    15 He has made the earth by his power, he has made the world strong in its place by his wisdom, and by his wise design the heavens have been stretched out:

  • Ps 89:9
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    9 You have rule over the sea in storm; when its waves are troubled, you make them calm.

  • Prov 8:30
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    30 Then I was by his side, as a master workman: and I was his delight from day to day, playing before him at all times;

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    12 And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,

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    25 For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.

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    6 The God by whose strength the mountains are fixed; who is robed with power:

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    11 Yours are the heavens, and the earth is yours; you have made the world, and everything which is in it.

  • Job 28:9
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    9 Man puts out his hand on the hard rock, overturning mountains by the roots.