A moment in scripture
Proverbs 8:29
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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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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 8:27
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
- Proverbs 8:28
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
- Proverbs 8:30
Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
- Proverbs 8:31
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.