Proverbs 8:29

World English Bible (2000)

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;

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 104:9 : 9 You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; that they don't turn again to cover the earth.
  • Gen 1:9-9 : 9 God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear;" and it was so. 10 God called the dry land "earth," and the gathering together of the waters he called "seas." 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 measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it? 6 Whereupon were 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 shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth from the womb, 9 when I made clouds its garment, and wrapped it in thick darkness, 10 marked out for it my bound, set bars and doors, 11 and said, 'Here you may come, but no further. Here your proud waves shall be stayed?'
  • Ps 33:7 : 7 He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses.
  • Ps 104:5 : 5 He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.
  • Jer 5:22 : 22 Don't you fear me?' says Yahweh 'Won't you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it can't pass it? and though its waves toss themselves, yet they can't prevail; though they roar, yet they can't pass over it.'

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  • Prov 8:26-28
    3 verses
    84%

    26 while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

    27 When he established the heavens, I was there; when he set a circle on the surface of the deep,

    28 when he established the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong,

  • Ps 104:9
    78%

    9 You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; that they don't turn again to cover the earth.

  • Job 38:10-12
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    77%

    10 marked out for it my bound, set bars and doors,

    11 and said, 'Here you may come, but no further. Here your proud waves shall be stayed?'

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

  • Job 26:10-12
    3 verses
    77%

    10 He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.

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

    12 He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.

  • Ps 104:5
    77%

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

  • Job 38:8
    76%

    8 "Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth from the womb,

  • Job 38:4-6
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    76%

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

    5 Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?

    6 Whereupon were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,

  • Job 9:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7 He commands the sun, and it doesn't rise, and seals up the stars.

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

  • Ps 33:7
    75%

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

  • Ps 24:2
    75%

    2 For he has founded it on the seas, and established it on the floods.

  • 2 Sam 22:16
    74%

    16 Then the channels of the sea appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare by the rebuke of Yahweh, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

  • Job 12:15
    74%

    15 Behold, he withholds the waters, and they dry up. Again, he sends them out, and they overturn the earth.

  • Job 36:30
    74%

    30 Behold, he spreads his light around him. He covers the bottom of the sea.

  • Jer 5:22
    74%

    22 Don't you fear me?' says Yahweh 'Won't you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it can't pass it? and though its waves toss themselves, yet they can't prevail; though they roar, yet they can't pass over it.'

  • Ps 148:6
    74%

    6 He has also established them forever and ever. He has made a decree which will not pass away.

  • Job 28:25-26
    2 verses
    73%

    25 He establishes the force of the wind. Yes, he measures out the waters by measure.

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

  • Ps 95:5
    73%

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

  • Job 38:16
    73%

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

  • Ps 33:9
    73%

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

  • Ps 18:15
    73%

    15 Then the channels of waters appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.

  • Job 11:9
    72%

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

  • Prov 8:24
    72%

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

  • Job 14:5
    72%

    5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his bounds that he can't pass;

  • Job 26:8
    72%

    8 He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them.

  • Prov 3:19
    72%

    19 By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.

  • Jer 10:12
    72%

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

  • Job 38:30
    72%

    30 The waters become hard like stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen.

  • Exod 15:8
    72%

    8 With the blast of your nostrils, the waters were piled up. The floods stood upright as a heap. The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.

  • Job 28:11
    72%

    11 He binds the streams that they don't trickle. The thing that is hidden he brings forth to light.

  • Amos 9:6
    71%

    6 It is he who builds his rooms in the heavens, and has founded his vault on the earth; he who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth; Yahweh is his name.

  • Jer 51:15
    71%

    15 He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding has he stretched out the heavens:

  • Ps 89:9
    71%

    9 You rule the pride of the sea. When its waves rise up, you calm them.

  • Prov 8:30
    71%

    30 then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a delight day by day, always rejoicing before him,

  • Job 37:12
    71%

    12 It is turned around by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them on the surface of the habitable world,

  • Job 41:31
    71%

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

  • Ps 107:25
    71%

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

  • Ps 65:6
    71%

    6 Who by his power forms the mountains, having armed yourself with strength;

  • Ps 89:11
    71%

    11 The heavens are yours. The earth also is yours; the world and its fullness. You have founded them.

  • Job 28:9
    70%

    9 He puts forth his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots.