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 Lorsqu’il disposa les cieux, j’étais là; Lorsqu’il traça un cercle à la surface de l’abîme,

28 Lorsqu’il fixa les nuages en haut, Et que les sources de l’abîme jaillirent avec force,

29 Lorsqu’il donna une limite à la mer, Pour que les eaux n’en franchissent pas les bords, Lorsqu’il posa les fondements de la terre,

30 J’étais à l’œuvre auprès de lui, Et je faisais tous les jours ses délices, Jouant sans cesse en sa présence,

31 Jouant sur le globe de sa terre, Et trouvant mon bonheur parmi les fils de l’homme.

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What Does Proverbs 8:29 Mean?

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