Proverbs 22:29
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 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. | Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| you see | חָזִ֡יתָ | cha-ZI-ta | H2372 | to seeחֲזָה (cha.zah) 1) to see, behold 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, behold, witness 1a3) to behold (in a dream or vision) 1a4) customary, seemly (passive) |
| a person | אִ֤ישׁ׀ | 'ish | H0376G | manאִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) |
| skilled | מָ֘הִ֤יר | ma-HIR | H4106 | quickמָהִיר (ma.hir) quick, prompt, skilled, ready |
| in work his | בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹ | bim-lakh-TO | H4399 | workמְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) 1) occupation, work, business 1a) occupation, business 1b) property 1c) work (something done or made) 1d) workmanship 1e) service, use 1f) public business 1f1) political 1f2) religious |
| to before | לִֽפְנֵֽי־ | lif-nei- | H6440G | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
| kings | מְלָכִ֥ים | me-la-KHIM | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| he will take his stand | יִתְיַצָּ֑ב | yit-ya-TZAV | H3320 | to standיָצַב (ya.tsav) 1) to place, set, stand, set or station oneself, present oneself 1a) (Hithpael) to station oneself, take one's stand, stand, present oneself, stand with someone Aramaic equivalent: ye.tsav (יְצַב "to know" H3321) |
| not | בַּל־ | bal- | H1077 | notבַּל (bal) not, hardly, else |
| he will take his stand | יִ֝תְיַצֵּב | YIT-ya-tzev | H3320 | to standיָצַב (ya.tsav) 1) to place, set, stand, set or station oneself, present oneself 1a) (Hithpael) to station oneself, take one's stand, stand, present oneself, stand with someone Aramaic equivalent: ye.tsav (יְצַב "to know" H3321) |
| to before | לִפְנֵ֥י | lif-NEI | H6440G | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
| insignificant [people] | חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃ פ | cha-shu-KIM | H2823 | obscureחָשֹׁךְ (cha.shokh) obscure, insignificant, low |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.