Proverbs 8:29
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
Cross-reference
In Job 38:4-7, God questions Job about laying earth's foundations — echoes Proverbs' description of marking earth's foundations.
In Job 38:8-11, God sets bars and limits for the sea—this directly parallels Wisdom's claim that God assigned the sea its boundary so waters would not transgress.
In Psalm 104:9, God sets a boundary so waters never cover earth — directly parallel to the sea's boundary in Proverbs.
In Jeremiah 5:22, God explicitly places sand as the sea's perpetual boundary — the same decree as Proverbs.
In Genesis 7:11, the flood breaks the bounds of the deep — contrasting Proverbs' setting of boundaries that are then violated.
In Job 26:10, God inscribes a circle on the waters — a similar boundary-setting image to Proverbs.
In Job 38:11, God commands the sea 'thus far' — directly parallel to Proverbs' boundary for the sea.
In Matthew 8:26, Jesus rebukes the sea, demonstrating the same authority over the waters that God showed when setting their boundaries at creation.
Mark 4:39 shows Jesus commanding the sea with 'Peace! Be still!' — a direct echo of God's creative power over the waters in Proverbs 8:29.
Luke 8:25 records the disciples' awe that Jesus commands wind and water — the same power God displayed in setting the sea's boundary.
Hebrews 1:10 applies the language of laying earth's foundations to Christ, directly paralleling God's creative activity in Proverbs 8:29.
In Genesis 1:9, God gathers the waters into one place; this is the first assignment of a limit for the sea that Wisdom recalls.
Micah 6:2 also invokes the 'foundations of the earth' as witnesses to God's case — here the same creation imagery is used in a legal setting.