Verse Comparison: Proverbs 8:29
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;
Amplified® Bible
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--
Contemporary English Version
I was there when he set boundaries for the sea to make it obey him, and when he laid foundations to support the earth.
Darby English Version
when he imposed on the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
Good News Bible
and ordered the waters of the sea to rise no further than he said. I was there when he laid the earth's foundations.
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:
New American Standard Bible
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;
New International Version
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.
New King James Version
When He assigned to the sea its limit,
So that the waters would not transgress His command,
When He marked out the foundations of the earth,
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
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;
Revised Standard Version
when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
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,