Proverbs 8:29

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 104:9 : 9 You set up a boundary for them that they could not cross, so that they would not cover the earth again.
  • Gen 1:9-9 : 9 God said,“Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear.” It was so. 10 God called the dry ground“land” and the gathered waters he called“seas.” God saw that it was good.
  • Job 38:4-9 : 4 God’s questions to Job“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding! 5 Who set its measurements– if you know– or who stretched a measuring line across it? 6 On what were its bases set, or who laid its cornerstone– 7 when the morning stars sang in chorus, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? 8 “Who shut up the sea with doors when it burst forth, coming out of the womb, 9 when I made the storm clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band, 10 when I prescribed its limits, and set in place its bolts and doors, 11 when I said,‘To here you may come and no farther, here your proud waves will be confined’?
  • Ps 33:7 : 7 He piles up the water of the sea; he puts the oceans in storehouses.
  • Ps 104:5 : 5 He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be moved.
  • Jer 5:22 : 22 “You should fear me!” says the LORD.“You should tremble in awe before me! I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary.”

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  • Prov 8:26-28
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    26before he made the earth and its fields, or the top soil of the world.

    27When he established the heavens, I was there; when he marked out the horizon over the face of the deep,

    28when he established the clouds above, when he secured the fountains of the deep,

  • Ps 104:9
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    9You set up a boundary for them that they could not cross, so that they would not cover the earth again.

  • Job 38:10-12
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    10when I prescribed its limits, and set in place its bolts and doors,

    11when I said,‘To here you may come and no farther, here your proud waves will be confined’?

    12Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, or made the dawn know its place,

  • Job 26:10-12
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    77%

    10He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness.

    11The pillars of the heavens tremble and are amazed at his rebuke.

    12By his power he stills the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab the great sea monster to pieces.

  • Ps 104:5
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    5He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be moved.

  • Job 38:8
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    8“Who shut up the sea with doors when it burst forth, coming out of the womb,

  • Job 38:4-6
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    4God’s questions to Job“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding!

    5Who set its measurements– if you know– or who stretched a measuring line across it?

    6On what were its bases set, or who laid its cornerstone–

  • Job 9:7-8
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    7he who commands the sun and it does not shine and seals up the stars;

    8he alone spreads out the heavens, and treads on the waves of the sea;

  • Ps 33:7
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    7He piles up the water of the sea; he puts the oceans in storehouses.

  • Ps 24:2
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    2For he set its foundation upon the seas, and established it upon the ocean currents.

  • 2 Sam 22:16
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    16The depths of the sea were exposed; the inner regions of the world were uncovered by the LORD’s battle cry, by the powerful breath from his nose.

  • Job 12:15
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    15If he holds back the waters, then they dry up; if he releases them, they destroy the land.

  • Job 36:30
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    30See how he scattered his lightning about him; he has covered the depths of the sea.

  • Jer 5:22
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    22“You should fear me!” says the LORD.“You should tremble in awe before me! I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary.”

  • Ps 148:6
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    6He established them so they would endure; he issued a decree that will not be revoked.

  • Job 28:25-26
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    25When he made the force of the wind and measured the waters with a gauge,

    26when he imposed a limit for the rain, and a path for the thunderstorm,

  • Ps 95:5
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    5The sea is his, for he made it. His hands formed the dry land.

  • Job 38:16
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    16Have you gone to the springs that fill the sea, or walked about in the recesses of the deep?

  • Ps 33:9
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    9For he spoke, and it came into existence, he issued the decree, and it stood firm.

  • Ps 18:15
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    15The depths of the sea were exposed; the inner regions of the world were uncovered by your battle cry, LORD, by the powerful breath from your nose.

  • Job 11:9
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    9Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

  • Prov 8:24
    72%

    24When there were no deep oceans I was born, when there were no springs overflowing with water;

  • Job 14:5
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    5Since man’s days are determined, the number of his months is under your control; you have set his limit and he cannot pass it.

  • Job 26:8
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    8He locks the waters in his clouds, and the clouds do not burst with the weight of them.

  • Prov 3:19
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    19By wisdom the LORD laid the foundation of the earth; he established the heavens by understanding.

  • Jer 10:12
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    12The LORD is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom established the world. And by his understanding he spread out the skies.

  • Job 38:30
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    30when the waters become hard like stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen solid?

  • Exod 15:8
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    8By the blast of your nostrils the waters were piled up, the flowing water stood upright like a heap, and the deep waters were solidified in the heart of the sea.

  • Job 28:11
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    11He has searched the sources of the rivers and what was hidden he has brought into the light.

  • Amos 9:6
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    6He builds the upper rooms of his palace in heaven and sets its foundation supports on the earth. He summons the water of the sea and pours it out on the earth’s surface. The LORD is his name.

  • Jer 51:15
    71%

    15He is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom fixed the world in place, by his understanding he spread out the heavens.

  • Ps 89:9
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    9You rule over the proud sea. When its waves surge, you calm them.

  • Prov 8:30
    71%

    30then I was beside him as a master craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, rejoicing before him at all times,

  • Job 37:12
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    12The clouds go round in circles, wheeling about according to his plans, to carry out all that he commands them over the face of the whole inhabited world.

  • Job 41:31
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    31It makes the deep boil like a cauldron and stirs up the sea like a pot of ointment,

  • Ps 107:25
    71%

    25He gave the order for a windstorm, and it stirred up the waves of the sea.

  • Ps 65:6
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    6You created the mountains by your power, and demonstrated your strength.

  • Ps 89:11
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    11The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains.

  • Job 28:9
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    9On the flinty rock man has set to work with his hand; he has overturned mountains at their bases.