29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.


In Context

26 Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts.

27 If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

28 Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.

29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.

Proverbs 22:29 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men. ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:29Hast thou seen a man swift in his work? he shall stand before kings, and shall not be before those that are obscure.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:29Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:29Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:29See you a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.