Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man skilled at his work? He will stand before kings; 1 he will not stand before common people.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
28Do not remove the ancient boundary stone 1 that your fathers have set. 1
Cross References
Genesis 41:46Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
1 Samuel 17:31When the words that David said were heard, soldiers repeated them to Saul, and he sent for David.
1 Kings 10:8How blessed are your wives, and how blessed are your servants who constantly stand before you, because they hear your wisdom. + 10:8 Some versions read How blessed are your men . Important ancient translations, however, have How blessed are your wives . Many think it is probable that women was misread as men , because the Hebrew words are very similar.
1 Chronicles 4:23These were the potters who lived in Netaim and Gederah and worked for the king.
Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent will rule, 1 but lazy people will be put to forced labor. 1
Daniel 1:4young men without blemish, attractive in appearance, skillful in all wisdom, filled with knowledge and understanding, and qualified to serve in the king's palace. He was to teach them the Babylonians' literature and language.
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 →