Proverbs 22:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.”
Proverbs 22:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 22:29 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 22:29 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 22:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.”
Proverbs 22:29 — World English Bible
Proverbs 22:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.”
Proverbs 22:29 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 22:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 22:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.”
Proverbs 22:29 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 22:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou seest that a diligent man in his businesse standeth before Kings, and standeth not before the base sort. ”
Proverbs 22:29 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 22:29 in Context — Proverbs 22
27 Si tu n’as pas de quoi payer, Pourquoi voudrais-tu qu’on enlève ton lit de dessous toi?
28 Ne déplace pas la borne ancienne, Que tes pères ont posée.
29 Si tu vois un homme habile dans son ouvrage, Il se tient auprès des rois; Il ne se tient pas auprès des gens obscurs.
What Does Proverbs 22:29 Mean?
Proverbs 22:29 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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