Proverbs 22:29

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

חָזִ֡יתָ אִ֤ישׁ ׀ מָ֘הִ֤יר בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹ לִֽפְנֵֽי־מְלָכִ֥ים יִתְיַצָּ֑ב בַּל־יִ֝תְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵ֥י חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃ פ

Transliteration

ḥāzîTā 'îš māhîr in mĕla'KTô before mĕlāKîm yiTyaṣṣāb; not yiTyaṣṣēb before ḥăšuKKîm.

Grammar Details

*ḥāzîTā*: verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have seen
*'îš*: noun, masculine singular - man
*māhîr*: adjective, masculine singular - skilled/diligent
in: preposition, *bi* - in
*mĕla'KTô*: noun with pronominal suffix, feminine singular - his work
before: preposition, *lipnê* - before/in front of
*mĕlāKîm*: noun, masculine plural - kings
*yiTyaṣṣāb*: verb, Hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will stand
not: negative particle, *bal* - not
*yiTyaṣṣēb*: verb, Hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will stand
*ḥăšuKKîm*: adjective, masculine plural - obscure men/insignificant men

Word Meanings

*ḥāzîTā*: you have seen/you observe/you perceive
*'îš*: man/person/individual
*māhîr*: skilled/diligent/swift/prompt
*mĕla'KTô*: his work/his occupation/his craft/his business
*mĕlāKîm*: kings/rulers/sovereigns
*yiTyaṣṣāb*: will stand/will take his position/will present himself
*ḥăšuKKîm*: obscure ones/lowly ones/insignificant persons

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 10:4 : 4 He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Gen 41:46 : 46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
1 Kgs 10:8 : 8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, [and] that hear thy wisdom.
1 Kgs 11:28 : 28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge over all the labor of the house of Joseph.
Prov 12:24 : 24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.
Matt 25:21 : 21 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Matt 25:23 : 23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Rom 12:11 : 11 in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
2 Tim 4:2 : 2 preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

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