Proverbs 22:29
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.
Bible in Basic English
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In Context
28Let not the old landmark be moved which your fathers have put in place.
Cross References
Genesis 41:46Now Joseph was thirty years old when he came before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from before the face of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt.
1 Samuel 17:31And, hearing what David said, they gave Saul word of it: and he sent for him.
1 Kings 10:8Happy are your wives, happy are these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.
1 Chronicles 4:23These were the potters, and the people living among planted fields with walls round them; they were there to do the king's work.
Proverbs 12:24The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.
Daniel 1:4Young men who were strong and healthy, good-looking, and trained in all wisdom, having a good education and much knowledge, and able to take positions in the king's house; and to have them trained in the writing and language of the Chaldaeans.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:29
28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. 1. We are here taught not to invade another man's right, though we can find ways of doing it ever so secretly and plausibly, clandestinely and by fraud, without any open force. Let not property in general be entrenched upon, by robbing men of their liberties and privileges, or of any just ways of maintaining them. Let not the property of particular persons be encroached upon. The land-marks, or meer-stones, are standing witnesses to every man's right;… Read the whole commentary →