Proverbs 8:28

New International Reader's Version

That was when he put the clouds above. It was when he fixed the ocean springs in place.

Cross References

Genesis 1:7

And that’s exactly what happened. God made the huge space between the waters. He separated the water under the space from the water above it.

Genesis 1:9

God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place. Let dry ground appear.” And that’s exactly what happened.

Genesis 7:11

Noah was 600 years old. It was the 17th day of the second month of the year. On that day all of the springs at the bottom of the oceans burst open. God opened the windows of the sky.

Genesis 8:2

The springs at the bottom of the oceans had been closed. The windows of the sky had also been closed. And the rain had stopped falling from the sky.

Job 26:8

He wraps up water in his clouds. They are heavy, but they don’t burst.

Job 38:16

“Have you traveled to the springs at the bottom of the ocean? Have you walked in its deepest parts?

Psalm 104:7

But you commanded the waters, and they ran away. At the sound of your thunder they rushed off.

Psalm 146:6

He is the Maker of heaven and earth and the ocean. He made everything in them. He remains faithful forever.

Proverbs 3:19

By wisdom the Lord laid the earth’s foundations. Through understanding he set the heavens in place.

Proverbs 8:27

I was there when he set the heavens in place. When he marked out the place where the sky meets the sea, I was there.

Proverbs 8:29

It 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.

Matthew 8:26

He replied, “Your faith is so small! Why are you so afraid?” Then Jesus got up and ordered the winds and the waves to stop. It became completely calm.