Proverbs 8:29

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When He set the boundary for the sea so the waters would not overstep His command, and when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

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  • Ps 104:9 : 9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never again cover the earth.
  • Gen 1:9-9 : 9 Then God said, 'Let the waters under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.' And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground 'land,' and the gathered waters he called 'seas.' And God saw that it was good.
  • Job 38:4-9 : 4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. 5 Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the measuring line across it? 6 On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone? 7 While the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? 8 Or who enclosed the sea with doors when it burst forth from the womb, 9 when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness, 10 when I set its boundary and placed bars and doors on it, 11 and said, 'This far you may come, but no farther; here is where your proud waves must halt.'
  • Ps 33:7 : 7 He gathers the waters of the sea like a heap; He puts the depths into storehouses.
  • Ps 104:5 : 5 He established the earth on its foundations, so that it will never be moved.
  • Jer 5:22 : 22 Should you not fear Me? declares the Lord. Should you not tremble in My presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting decree it cannot cross. Though its waves surge, they cannot prevail; though they roar, they cannot cross it.

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  • Prov 8:26-28
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    84%

    26Before He made the earth, the fields, or the first dust of the world.

    27When He established the heavens, I was there; when He marked out the horizon on the face of the deep.

    28When He strengthened the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong.

  • Ps 104:9
    78%

    9You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never again cover the earth.

  • Job 38:10-12
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    77%

    10when I set its boundary and placed bars and doors on it,

    11and said, 'This far you may come, but no farther; here is where your proud waves must halt.'

    12Have you ever commanded the morning or shown the dawn its place,

  • Job 26:10-12
    3 verses
    77%

    10He inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.

    11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astounded at his rebuke.

    12By his power he stilled the sea, and by his understanding he struck down Rahab.

  • Ps 104:5
    77%

    5He established the earth on its foundations, so that it will never be moved.

  • Job 38:8
    76%

    8Or who enclosed the sea with doors when it burst forth from the womb,

  • Job 38:4-6
    3 verses
    76%

    4Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.

    5Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the measuring line across it?

    6On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone?

  • Job 9:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7He commands the sun not to rise, and seals up the stars.

    8He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.

  • Ps 33:7
    75%

    7He gathers the waters of the sea like a heap; He puts the depths into storehouses.

  • Ps 24:2
    75%

    2For He founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.

  • 2 Sam 22:16
    74%

    16The channels of the sea were visible, and the foundations of the world were laid bare at the rebuke of the LORD, at the breath of his nostrils.

  • Job 12:15
    74%

    15"If He holds back the waters, they dry up; if He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth."

  • Job 36:30
    74%

    30Behold, He spreads His light over it and covers the depths of the sea.

  • Jer 5:22
    74%

    22Should you not fear Me? declares the Lord. Should you not tremble in My presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting decree it cannot cross. Though its waves surge, they cannot prevail; though they roar, they cannot cross it.

  • Ps 148:6
    74%

    6He established them forever and ever; He issued a decree that will never pass away.

  • Job 28:25-26
    2 verses
    73%

    25When He gave weight to the wind and measured the waters by measure,

    26when He made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt,

  • Ps 95:5
    73%

    5The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land.

  • Job 38:16
    73%

    16Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep?

  • Ps 33:9
    73%

    9For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.

  • Ps 18:15
    73%

    15He shot His arrows and scattered His enemies; with great bolts of lightning, He threw them into confusion.

  • Job 11:9
    72%

    9Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.

  • Prov 8:24
    72%

    24When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no springs heavy with water.

  • Job 14:5
    72%

    5A person’s days are determined; you have decreed the number of their months and set limits they cannot exceed.

  • Job 26:8
    72%

    8He binds up the waters in his clouds, yet the cloud is not torn apart beneath them.

  • Prov 3:19
    72%

    19By wisdom the LORD laid the foundation of the earth; by understanding He established the heavens.

  • Jer 10:12
    72%

    12God made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

  • Job 38:30
    72%

    30when the waters become hard as stone and the surface of the deep is frozen?

  • Exod 15:8
    72%

    8By the blast of Your nostrils, the waters piled up; the flowing waters stood like a wall; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.

  • Job 28:11
    72%

    11He dams up streams to stop their flow, and brings to light what is hidden.

  • Amos 9:6
    71%

    6He builds His chambers in the heavens and establishes His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them out on the face of the earth—the Lord is His name.

  • Jer 51:15
    71%

    15He made the earth by His power, established the world by His wisdom, and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

  • Ps 89:9
    71%

    9LORD God of Hosts, who is mighty like you, LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you.

  • Prov 8:30
    71%

    30Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman, delighting day by day, rejoicing always in His presence.

  • Job 37:12
    71%

    12They turn and shift by His guidance, to carry out all that He commands across the surface of the earth.

  • Ps 107:25
    71%

    25For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, which lifted the waves of the sea.

  • Ps 65:6
    71%

    6You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.

  • Ps 89:11
    71%

    11You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm, you scattered your enemies.

  • Job 28:9
    70%

    9Man lays his hand on the hardest rock and overturns mountains from their roots.