Proverbs 22:29
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22:29Do you see a person skilled69 in his work?
He will take his position before kings;
Footnotes
- 69 The word translated “skilled” is general enough to apply to any crafts; but it may refer to a scribe or an official (R. N. Whybray, Proverbs [], 134).
- 70 The verb form used twice here is יִתְיַצֵּב (yityatsev), the Hitpael imperfect of יָצַב (yatsav), which means “to set or station oneself; to take one’s stand” in this stem. With the form לִפְנֵי (life) it means “to present oneself before” someone; so here it has the idea of serving as a courtier in the presence of a king.
- 71 The fifth saying affirms that true skill earns recognition and advancement (cf. Instruction of Amenemope, chap. 30, 27:16–17 [ 424]).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Do you see a man skillful in his work?
He will stand before kings;
he will not stand before obscure men.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Do you see someone skilled in their work?
They will serve before kings;
they will not serve before officials of low rank.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Do you see a person skilled in his work?
He will stand in the presence of kings.
He will not stand in the presence of the unknown.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Do you see any truly competent workers?
They will serve kings
rather than working for ordinary people.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
A man who is skillful in his work, you shall see:
before kings, he will serve;
he will not serve before the commoners.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Seest thou a man diligent in his business?
He shall stand before kings;
He shall not stand before mean men.
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