Proverbs 22:29
Have you seen a man swift in his work? He shall stand in the sight of kings, and not before those who are disreputable.
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In Context
28Do not cross beyond the ancient limits that your fathers have set.
Cross References
Genesis 41:46(Now he was thirty years old when he stood in the sight of king Pharaoh.) And he traveled throughout the regions of Egypt.
1 Samuel 17:31Now the words that David had spoken were heard and reported in the sight of Saul.
1 Kings 10:8Blessed are your men, and blessed are your servants, who stand before you always, and who hear your wisdom.
1 Chronicles 4:23These are the potters living in the Plantations and in the Hedges, with a king in his works, and they were dwelling there.
Proverbs 12:24The hand of the strong will rule. But anyone who is neglectful will pay tribute.
Daniel 1:4young men, in whom there was no blemish, noble in appearance, and accomplished in all wisdom, cautious in knowledge, and well-educated, and who could stand in the palace of the king, so that he might teach them the letters and the language of the Chaldeans.
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 →