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 established the heavens, when he drew the horizon on the oceans. 28I was there when he set the clouds above, when he established springs deep in the earth. I was there when he set the limits of the seas, so they would not spread beyond their boundaries. And when he marked off the earth’s foundations, 30I was the architect at his side. I was his constant delight, rejoicing always in his presence. 31And how happy I was with the world he created; how I rejoiced with the human family!

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 1:9Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened.
• Job 38:8“Who kept the sea inside its boundaries as it burst from the womb,
• Psalms 33:7He assigned the sea its boundaries and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs.
• Psalms 104:9Then you set a firm boundary for the seas, so they would never again cover the earth.
• Jeremiah 5:22Have you no respect for me? Why don’t you tremble in my presence? I, the Lord, define the ocean’s sandy shoreline as an everlasting boundary that the waters cannot cross. The waves may toss and roar, but they can never pass the boundaries I set.
• Job 38:4“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much.

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

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Appoint
• Choice
• Delight
• Depth
• Early
• Instruction
• Rule
• Truth
• Ethics

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