American Standard Version
Proverbs 8:29
29When he gave to the sea its bound,That the waters should not transgress his commandment,When he marked out the foundations of the earth;
Proverbs 8:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
- New International Version (NIV)when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
- New King James Version (NKJV)When He assigned to the sea its limit, So that the waters would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth,
Context of Proverbs 8:29
27When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep, 28When he made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep became strong, When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth; 30Then I was by him, asa master workman; And I was dailyhisdelight, Rejoicing always before him, 31Rejoicing in his habitable earth; And my delight was with the sons of men.
Read all of Proverbs 8Proverbs 8:29 word by word
בְּשׂ֘וּמ֤וֹ לַיָּ֨ם׀ חֻקּ֗וֹ וּ֭מַיִם לֹ֣א יַֽעַבְרוּ־פִ֑יו בְּ֝חוּק֗וֹ מ֣וֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 8:29
- Genesis 1:9And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
- Job 38:8Orwho shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb;
- Psalms 33:7He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap: He layeth up the deeps in store-houses.
- Psalms 104:9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth.
- Jeremiah 5:22Fear ye not me? saith Jehovah: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.
- Job 38:4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.
Commentaries on Proverbs 8:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29When he gave to the sea his decree - When he assigned its limits, adjusted its saltness, and proportioned the extent of the surface to the quantity of vapors to be raised from it, for the irrigation of the terrene surface. The foundations of the earth - Those irreversible laws by which all its motions are governed; its annual and diurnal rotation, and particularly its centrifugal and centripetal forces; by the former of which it has its annual motion…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-31Verses 22-31 The Son of God declares himself to have been engaged in the creation of the world. How able, how fit is the Son of God to be the Saviour of the world, who was the Creator of it! The Son of God was ordained, before the world, to that great work. Does he delight in saving wretched sinners, and shall not we delight in his salvation?Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-29God used his wisdom to create the world. Wisdom helps us understand how the world works and shows God's greatness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-3122-31. Strictly, God's attributes are part of Himself. Yet, to the poetical structure of the whole passage, this commendation of wisdom is entirely consonant. In order of time all His attributes are coincident and eternal as Himself. But to set forth the importance of wisdom as devising the products of benevolence and power, it is here assigned a precedence. As it has such in divine, so should it be desired in human, affairs (compare Pr 3:19)…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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