29When he compassed the sea with its bounds, and set a law to the waters that they should not pass their limits: when be balanced the foundations of the earth;


In Context

26 He had not yet made the earth, nor the rivers, nor the poles of the world.

27 When he prepared the heavens, I was present: when with a certain law and compass he enclosed the depths:

28 When he established the sky above, and poised the fountains of waters:

29 When he compassed the sea with its bounds, and set a law to the waters that they should not pass their limits: when be balanced the foundations of the earth;

30 I was with him forming all things: and was delighted every day, playing before him at all times;

31 Playing in the world: and my delights were to be with the children of men.

Proverbs 8:29 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:29when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:29When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:29when he imposed on the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:29When he gave to the sea its bound, that the waters should not transgress his commandment: when he marked out the foundations of the earth:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:29when he gave to the sea its boundary, that the waters should not violate his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:29In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: