Proverbs 8:29 - Catholic Public Domain Version when he encompassed the sea within its limits, and laid down a law for the waters, lest they transgress their limits; when he weighed the foundations of the earth. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When he gave to the sea his decree, That the waters should not pass his commandment: When he appointed the foundations of the earth: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When He gave to the sea its limit and His decree that the waters should not transgress [across the boundaries set by] His command, when He appointed the foundations of the earth–[Job 38:10, 11; Ps. 104:6-9; Jer. 5:22.] 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; Common English Bible when he set a limit for the sea, so the water couldn’t go beyond his command, when he marked out the earth’s foundations. |