Proverbs 8:29

Proverbs 8:29 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

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.

29When He set a boundary for the sea

So that the water would not violate His 8:29 Lit mouthcommand,

When He marked out the foundations of the earth;

29When He set for the sea its boundary

So that the water would not transgress His command,

When He marked out the foundations of the earth;

29When He set for the sea its boundary

So that the waters would not transgress [the boundaries set by] His command,

When He marked out the foundations of the earth— [Job 38:10, 11; Ps 104:6-9; Jer 5:22]

29when He set a boundary for the sea,

so that the waters would not surpass His command,

when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

29It was when he set limits for the sea

so that the waters had to obey his command.

When the Lord marked out the foundations of the earth, I was there.