A moment in scripture

Proverbs 22:29

"

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

"
Proverbs 22:29Read chapter (KJV) KJV

The surrounding passage

  1. Proverbs 22:27

    If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

  2. Proverbs 22:28

    Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

Read all of Proverbs 22 →

Download verse card

Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.