Proverbs 8:29 — Bible Verse (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:”

Proverbs 8:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 8:29 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 8:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“when he gave to the sea its boundary, that the waters should not violate his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,”

Proverbs 8:29 — World English Bible

Proverbs 8:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 8:29 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 8:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth,”

Proverbs 8:29 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 8:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 8:29 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 8:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“When he gaue his decree to the Sea, that the waters shoulde not passe his commandement: when he appointed the foundations of the earth,”

Proverbs 8:29 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 8:29 in Context — Proverbs 8

27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

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

30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

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What Does Proverbs 8:29 Mean?

Proverbs 8:29 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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