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Proverbs 22:29 — Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before…
“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.”
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The verses around Proverbs 22:29.
27If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Verse explanation
Notes that whoever works with excellence and dedication ends up standing out and getting close to important people — competence carries that kind of social recognition.
From the Proverbs 22 study in Bible in Stories.
Proverbs 22:29 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Viste a um homem ligeiro na sua obra? perante reis será posto: não será posto perante os de baixa sorte.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Viste um homem habilidoso em sua obra? Perante a face dos reis ele será posto; ele não será posto diante de pessoas sem honra.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Si ves a alguien con talento en su trabajo, notarás que trabajará para reyes y no para la gente común.
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- Colossians 3:23And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
- Proverbs 16:3Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor…
- Proverbs 14:23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
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