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Proverbs 8:29

Christian Standard Bible

29 when he set a limit for the sea so that the waters would not violate his command, when he laid out the foundations of the earth.

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American Standard Version

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;

English Standard Version

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,

King James Version

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 American Standard Bible

When He set a boundary for the sea So that the water would not violate His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth;

New International Version

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.

New King James Version

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,

New Living Translation

I was there when he set the limits of the seas, so they would not spread beyond their boundaries. And when he marked off the earthโ€™s foundations,

World English Bible

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,