Proverbs 8:29

NIV: when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.

NAS: When He set for the sea its boundary So that the water would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth;

KJV: When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

GWT: when he set a limit for the sea so the waters would not overstep his command, when he traced the foundations of the earth,

ASV: 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;

BBE: When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in position the bases of the earth:

DBY: when he imposed on the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

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

WBS: 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: 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;

YLT: In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth,