Proverbs 8:29

New American Bible - revised edition

When he set for the sea its limit, so that the waters should not transgress his command; When he fixed the foundations of earth,

Cross References

Job 26:10

He has marked out a circle on the surface of the deep as the boundary of light and darkness.

Psalm 104:5

You fixed the earth on its foundation, so it can never be shaken.

Psalm 104:9

You set a limit they cannot pass; never again will they cover the earth.

Psalm 136:5

Who skillfully made the heavens, for his mercy endures forever;

Psalm 33:7

He gathered the waters of the sea as a mound; he sets the deep into storage vaults.

Proverbs 3:19

The Lord by wisdom founded the earth, established the heavens by understanding;

Proverbs 8:28

When he made firm the skies above, when he fixed fast the springs of the deep;

Jeremiah 5:22

Should you not fear me—oracle of the Lord— should you not tremble before me? I made the sandy shore the sea’s limit, which by eternal decree it may not overstep. Toss though it may, it is to no avail; though its billows roar, they cannot overstep.

John 19:22

Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”