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Proverbs 8:29
29when he imposed on the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed 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 prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep; 28when he established the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong; when he imposed on the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the foundations of the earth: 30then I was by him [his] nursling, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; 31rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights [were] 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 to one place, and let the dry [land] appear. And it was so.
- Job 38:8And who shut up the sea with doors, when it burst forth, issuing out of the womb?
- Psalms 33:7He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; he layeth up the deeps in storehouses.
- Psalms 104:9Thou hast set a bound which they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth.
- Jeremiah 5:22Will ye not fear me? saith Jehovah. Will ye not tremble at my presence, who have set the sand a bound for the sea by a perpetual decree, and it shall not pass it? and its waves toss themselves, but they do not prevail; and they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
- Job 38:4Where wast thou when I founded 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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