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

27When He set the heavens in place, I was there. When He inscribed the horizon on the face of the ocean, 28when He established the skies above, when He securely fixed the fountains of the deep, when He set the boundaries for the sea, so that the waters never transgress His command, when He laid out earth’s foundations— 30then I was the craftsman beside Him, I was His daily delight, always rejoicing before Him, 31rejoicing in His whole world, and delighting in mankind.

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 water below the sky be gathered to one place. Let the dry ground appear.” And it happened so.
• Job 38:8“And who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,
• Psalms 33:7He gathers the waters of the sea together in a heap. He lays up deep waters in storehouses.
• Psalms 104:9You set a boundary to the waters that they may not cross over, so they may not return to cover the earth.
• Jeremiah 5:22Do you not fear Me?’ says Adonai. ‘Do you not tremble in My presence?’ For I made the sand a boundary of the sea, an everlasting decree that cannot be broken. Though the waves roll, they cannot prevail. Though they roar, they cannot cross it.
• Job 38:4“Where were you when I laid the foundations of earth? Tell Me, if you have 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

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