Proverbs 8:29

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

In context

27 I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,

28 when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,

29 when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

30 Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day, rejoicing always in His presence.

31 I was rejoicing in His whole world, delighting together in the sons of men.

BSB Berean Standard Bible: when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.
KJV King James Version: When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
WEB World English Bible: when he gave to the sea its boundary, that the waters should not violate his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
ASV American Standard Version: 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;
YLT Young's Literal Translation: In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth,
DBY Darby Translation: when he imposed on the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
WBS Webster Bible: When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: