King James Version
Proverbs 22:29 in the King James Version says “Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. mean: Heb. o...” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. mean: Heb. obscure men”
Proverbs 22:29 · KJV
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. landmark: or, bound
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. mean: Heb. obscure men
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Seest”
H2372to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of
“thou a man”
H376a 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)
“in his business”
H4399properly, deputyship, i.e., ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“he shall not stand”
H3320to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue
“he shall not stand”
H3320to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
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