Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
Berean Standard Bible
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In Context
28Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.
Cross References
Genesis 41:46Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.
1 Samuel 17:31Now David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, who called for him.
1 Kings 10:8How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!
1 Chronicles 4:23These were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the service of the king.
Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
Daniel 1:4young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature 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 →