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Proverbs 22:29 Interlinear

“Seest thou a man diligent in his business before kings he shall not stand he shall not stand before mean”

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Proverbs 22 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	חָזִ֡יתָ	H2372	Seest	to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of
2	אִ֤ישׁ׀	H376	thou a man	a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
3	מָ֘הִ֤יר	H4106	diligent	quick; hence, skilful
4	בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹ	H4399	in his business	properly, deputyship, i.e., ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
5	לִפְנֵ֥י	H6440	before	the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
6	מְלָכִ֥ים	H4428	kings	a king
7	יִ֝תְיַצֵּב	H3320	he shall not stand	to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue
8	בַּל	H1077		properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest
9	יִ֝תְיַצֵּב	H3320	he shall not stand	to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue
10	לִפְנֵ֥י	H6440	before	the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
11	חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃	H2823	mean	dark (figuratively, i.e., obscure)

Proverbs 22:29 (current)Seest thou a man diligent in his business before kings he shall not stand he shall not stand before mean