Proverbs 8:29

KJV1611 – Modern English

When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not go beyond his command; when he appointed the foundations of the earth,

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  • Ps 104:9 : 9 You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; that they may not return to cover the earth.
  • Gen 1:9-9 : 9 And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together in one place, and let the dry land appear; and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land Earth, 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? Declare, if you have understanding. 5 Who determined its measurements, if you know? Or who stretched the line upon it? 6 On what are its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone, 7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? 8 Or who closed up the sea with doors, when it burst forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? 9 When I made the cloud its garment, and thick darkness a swaddling band for it, 10 And fixed My limit for it, and set bars and doors, 11 And said, This far you shall come, but no further; and here shall your proud waves be stopped?
  • Ps 33:7 : 7 He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; he lays up the depths in storehouses.
  • Ps 104:5 : 5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.
  • Jer 5:22 : 22 Do you not fear me? says the LORD: will you not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the boundary of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 8:26-28
    3 verses
    84%

    26While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

    27When he prepared the heavens, I was there; when he set a boundary upon the face of the depth;

    28When he established the clouds above; when he strengthened the fountains of the deep,

  • Ps 104:9
    78%

    9You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; that they may not return to cover the earth.

  • Job 38:10-12
    3 verses
    77%

    10And fixed My limit for it, and set bars and doors,

    11And said, This far you shall come, but no further; and here shall your proud waves be stopped?

    12Have you commanded the morning since your days began; and caused the dawn to know its place,

  • Job 26:10-12
    3 verses
    77%

    10He has encircled the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

    11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at His reproof.

    12He divides the sea with His power, and by His understanding He strikes through the proud.

  • Ps 104:5
    77%

    5Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.

  • Job 38:8
    76%

    8Or who closed up the sea with doors, when it burst forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

  • Job 38:4-6
    3 verses
    76%

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

    5Who determined its measurements, if you know? Or who stretched the line upon it?

    6On what are its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,

  • Job 9:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7He commands the sun, and it does not rise; He seals up the stars.

    8He alone spreads out the heavens, and treads upon the waves of the sea.

  • Ps 33:7
    75%

    7He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; he lays up the depths in storehouses.

  • Ps 24:2
    75%

    2For He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters.

  • 2 Sam 22:16
    74%

    16And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were uncovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

  • Job 12:15
    74%

    15Behold, He withholds the waters, and they dry up: also He sends them out, and they overturn the earth.

  • Job 36:30
    74%

    30Behold, he spreads his light upon it, and covers the bottom of the sea.

  • Jer 5:22
    74%

    22Do you not fear me? says the LORD: will you not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the boundary of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

  • Ps 148:6
    74%

    6He has also established them forever and ever; He has made a decree that shall not pass away.

  • Job 28:25-26
    2 verses
    73%

    25To make a weight for the winds, and he measures the waters by measure.

    26When he made a decree for the rain, and a path for the lightning of the thunder,

  • Ps 95:5
    73%

    5The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

  • Job 38:16
    73%

    16Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep?

  • Ps 33:9
    73%

    9For he spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood firm.

  • Ps 18:15
    73%

    15Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.

  • Job 11:9
    72%

    9Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

  • Prov 8:24
    72%

    24When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains overflowing with water.

  • Job 14:5
    72%

    5Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with You; You have appointed his limits that he cannot pass;

  • Job 26:8
    72%

    8He binds up the waters in His thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

  • Prov 3:19
    72%

    19The LORD by wisdom has founded the earth; by understanding he has established the heavens.

  • Jer 10:12
    72%

    12He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and has stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

  • Job 38:30
    72%

    30The waters are hidden like stone, and the surface of the deep is frozen.

  • Exod 15:8
    72%

    8And with the blast of your nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright like a heap, and the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.

  • Job 28:11
    72%

    11He binds the floods from overflowing; and the hidden thing he brings forth to light.

  • Amos 9:6
    71%

    6It is he who builds his chambers in the heaven, and has founded his troop in the earth; he who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.

  • Jer 51:15
    71%

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

  • Ps 89:9
    71%

    9You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them.

  • Prov 8:30
    71%

    30Then I was by him, as one brought up with him; and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him,

  • Job 37:12
    71%

    12And it turns around by his counsel, so that they may do whatever he commands them on the face of the world in the earth.

  • Job 41:31
    71%

    31He makes the deep boil like a pot; he makes the sea like a pot of ointment.

  • Ps 107:25
    71%

    25For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves.

  • Ps 65:6
    71%

    6Who by His strength establishes the mountains; being girded with power:

  • Ps 89:11
    71%

    11The heavens are yours, the earth also is yours; as for the world and all its fullness, you have founded them.

  • Job 28:9
    70%

    9He puts forth his hand on the rock; he overturns the mountains by the roots.