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


In Context

26 Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties for burdens.

27 If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?

28 Remove not a border of olden times, That thy fathers have made.

29 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 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 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 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.