Proverbs 22:29
27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.
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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Kryssreferanser
1 Kings 11:28
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.
Les i sammenhengMatthew 25:21
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.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 10:4
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Les i sammenhengMatthew 25:23
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.
Les i sammenhengEcclesiastes 9:10
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.
Les i sammenhengGenesis 41:46
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.
Les i sammenhengRomans 12:11
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
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