Proverbs 8:29 - King 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:

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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.]

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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;

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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.

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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.

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Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

When he compassed the sea with its bounds, and set a law to the waters that they should not pass their limits: when he balanced the foundations of the earth;

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