Proverbs 22:29
27 If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.
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.
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Ser du en mann som er duelig i sin gjerning -- han kan komme til å tjene konger; han kommer ikke til å tjene småfolk.
[^1]: de. i retten - OTB
- Ser du noen dyktig i sitt arbeid? De vil tjene for konger; de vil ikke tjene for ukjente mennesker.
- B1930
- Ser du en mann som er duelig i sin gjerning - han kan komme til å tjene konger; han kommer ikke til å tjene småfolk.
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
- WEB
- Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.
- ASV
- Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.
- DARBY
- Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.
- BLB
- Do you see a man quick in his work? Before the face of kings he will stand; he will not stand before the face of obscure ones.
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1 Kings 11:28
Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.
Les i sammenhengMatthew 25:21
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
Les i sammenhengProverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 10:4
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Les i sammenhengMatthew 25:23
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
Les i sammenhengEcclesiastes 9:10
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
Les i sammenhengGenesis 41:46
Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.
Les i sammenhengRomans 12:11
Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
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