Proverbs 8:29

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

27I was there when he put the heavens in their place. I was there when he made the border of the sea where it meets the sky. 28I was there when he put the clouds in the sky. I was there when he made streams of water fill the seas. He gave his command to the seas, that they should obey him. The waters of the sea must stay inside its borders. I was there when he built the foundations of the earth. 30When the Lord made all that happen, I was beside him as his faithful helper. I pleased him every day, and I was happy to be with him. 31The world that he had made gave me great joy. The people who lived on it made me happy.

Proverbs 8:29 word by word

בְּשׂ֘וּמ֤וֹ לַיָּ֨ם׀ חֻקּ֗וֹ וּ֭מַיִם לֹ֣א יַֽעַבְרוּ־פִ֑יו בְּ֝חוּק֗וֹ מ֣וֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When he gaveשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: appointH7760
• to the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• his decreeחֹקchôq · statute: allotmentH2706
• that the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• should not passעָבַר‛âbar · to pass: trespassH5674
• his commandmentפֶּהpeh · lip: wordH6310
• when he appointedחָקַקchâqaq · to decreeH2710
• the foundationsמוֹסָדmôsâd · foundationH4144
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Proverbs 8:29

• Genesis 1:9God said, ‘The water that is under the sky will come together in one place. Then dry ground will appear.’ And what God said happened.
• Job 38:8When the sea poured out of the ground, I decided where its borders should be. I kept the water in its right place.
• Psalms 33:7He put the water of the sea together in a heap. He made the deep seas stay in their right places.
• Psalms 104:9You made a border for the water so that it could not cross. Never again will the water cover the earth.
• Jeremiah 5:22The Lord says, ‘You should respect me and obey me. You should shake with fear when you come to me. I made the sand as an edge for the sea. It is like a wall that the sea cannot cross. The sea's waves may attack the shore, but it cannot go further than that edge.
• Job 38:4Were you with me when I made the world? If you think you are so clever, tell me all about it!

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

Topics related to Proverbs 8:29

• Continents
• God
• Jesus Continued
• Wisdom

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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