| Proverbs 22:29 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | Do you see a person who is efficient in his work? He will serve kings. He will not serve unknown people.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. |
| ASV: | Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men. |
| BBE: | Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons. |
| DBY: | Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean. |
| ERV: | Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. |
| JPS: | Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. |
| WBS: | Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. |
| WEB: | Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men. |
| YLT: | Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men! |
| Proverbs 22:29 Cross References |
| XREF: | Genesis 41:46 Now Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt.
1 Kings 10:8 "How blessed are your men, how blessed are these your servants who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| WES: | 22:29 Before kings - He is fit to be employed in the affairs of princes. |
| MHC: | 22:26,27. Every man ought to be just to himself, and his family; those are not so, who, by folly or other carelessness, waste what they have. 28. We are taught not to trespass on another man's right. And it is hard to find a truly industrious man. Such a man will rise. Seest thou a man diligent in the business of religion? He is likely to excel. Let us then be diligent in God's work. |
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