Proverbs 22:29

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Proverbs 22:29  (King James Version)
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
 


a man
10:4 12:24 1 Kings 11:28 ; Ecclesiastes 9:10 ; Matthew 25:21 Matthew 25:23 ; Romans 12:11 ; 2 Timothy 4:2

he shall stand
That is, he shall have the honour of serving kings; as the phrase denotes.

mean men
Hebrew obscure men.