Proverbs 22:29

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:4 : 4 ¶ He becometh poor that dealeth [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, which stand continually before thee, [and] that hear thy wisdom.
  • 1 Kgs 11:28 : 28 And the man Jeroboam [was] a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
  • Prov 12:24 : 24 ¶ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
  • 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 the grave, whither thou goest.
  • Matt 25:21 : 21 ‹His lord said unto him, Well done,› [thou] ‹good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler 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 make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.›
  • Rom 12:11 : 11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
  • 2 Tim 4:2 : 2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

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