Proverbs 22:29
It is fit that an observant man and one diligent in his business should attend on kings, and not attend on slothful men.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
28Remove not the old + 22:28 Gr. eternal.landmarks, which thy fathers placed.
Cross References
Genesis 41:46And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharao, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharao, and went through all the land of Egypt.
1 Samuel 17:31And the Words which David spoke were heard and were reported + 17:31 Gr. behind Saul. to Saul. And he took him to himself.
1 Kings 10:8Blessed are thy wives, blessed are these thy servants who stand before thee continually, who hear all thy wisdom.
1 Chronicles 4:23These are the potters who dwelt in Ataim and Gadira with the king: they grew strong in his kingdom, and dwelt there.
Proverbs 12:24The hand of chosen men shall easily obtain rule; but the deceitful shall be for a prey.
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 →