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Proverbs 22:29
Seest thou a man prompt in his business? before kings, shall he stand, he shall not stand before men who are obscure.
Proverbs 22:29 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 22:29 in other translations
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
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.
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.
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In context
26 Be not of them who strike hands, of them who are sureties for debts:
27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should one take away thy bed from under thee?
28 Do not move back the ancient boundary, which thy father’s made.
29 Seest thou a man prompt in his business? before kings, shall he stand, he shall not stand before men who are obscure.
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