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 American Standard 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 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 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.