Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
A man who is skillful in his work, you shall see: before kings, he will serve; he will not serve before the commoners.
New American Standard Bible
He will
He will not stand before obscure men.
King James Version
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Holman Bible
He will stand in the presence of kings.
He will not stand in the presence of unknown men.
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International Standard Version
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will work for kings, not unimportant people.
A Conservative Version
See thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.
American Standard Version
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.
Amplified
Do you see a man skillful and experienced in his work?
He will stand [in honor] before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.
Bible in Basic English
Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.
Darby Translation
Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.
Julia Smith Translation
Sawest thou a man apt in his works? Before kings shall he stand; he shall not stand before the dark ones
King James 2000
See you a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.
Modern King James verseion
Do you see a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before unknown men.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Seest thou not, that they which be diligent in their business stand before kings, and not among the simple people?
NET Bible
Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will take his position before kings; he will not take his position before obscure people.
New Heart English Bible
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men.
The Emphasized Bible
Seest thou a man prompt in his business? before kings, shall he stand, he shall not stand before men who are obscure.
Webster
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
World English Bible
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men.
Youngs Literal Translation
Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!
Topics
Interlinear
M@la'kah
Yatsab
Paniym
פּנים
Paniym
before, face, presence, because, sight, countenance, from, person, upon, of, ...me, against, ...him, open, for, toward,
Usage: 2119
Yatsab
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 22:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
Living With Your Neighbor
28 Do not remove an ancient boundary marker which your ancestors made. 29 A man who is skillful in his work, you shall see: before kings, he will serve; he will not serve before the commoners.
Cross References
Genesis 41:46
Now Joseph {was thirty years old} when he stood before Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and traveled through the whole land of Egypt.
Proverbs 10:4
A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent enriches.
1 Kings 10:8
Happy [are] your men and happy [are] these your servants who stand before you continually hearing your wisdom.
1 Kings 11:28
Now the man Jeroboam [was] a man of ability, and Solomon saw that the young man {was a diligent worker}, so he appointed him over all of the forced labor for the house of Joseph.
Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent ones will rule, but the lazy will belong to forced labor.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do--do [it] with [all] your might; for in Sheol--where you are going--no one works, plans, knows, or thinks about anything.
Matthew 25:21
His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few [things]; I will put you [in charge] over many [things]. Enter into the joy of your master!'
Matthew 25:23
His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few [things]; I will put you [in charge] over many [things]. Enter into the joy of your master!'
Romans 12:11
not lagging in diligence, being enthusiastic in spirit, serving the Lord,
2 Timothy 4:2
preach the word, be ready in season [and] out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all patience and instruction.