Proverbs 8:29

New International Reader's Version

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.

Cross References

Job 26:10

He marks out the place where the sky meets the sea. He marks out the boundary between light and darkness.

Psalm 104:5

He placed the earth on its foundations. It can never be moved.

Psalm 104:9

You drew a line they can’t cross. They will never cover the earth again.

Psalm 136:5

By his understanding he made the heavens. His faithful love continues forever.

Psalm 33:7

He gathers together the waters of the sea. He puts the oceans in their places.

Proverbs 3:19

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

Proverbs 8:28

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

Jeremiah 5:22

Shouldn’t you have respect for me?’ announces the Lord. ‘Shouldn’t you tremble with fear in front of me? I made the sand to hold the ocean back. It will do that forever. The ocean can’t go past it. The waves might roll, but they can’t sweep over it. They might roar, but they can’t go across it.

John 19:22

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