Proverbs 22:29 Go deeper

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

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חָזִ֡יתָcha.Zi.tayou see

Lemma: חָזָה (cha.zah) · Strong's: H2372

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to see

Used 55 times. Also: Exodus 18:21, Exodus 24:11, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:16, Job 8:17, Job 15:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2372; TAHOT Proverbs 22:29 word 1

אִ֤ישׁ\׀'isha person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 22:29 word 2

מָ֘הִ֤ירma.Hirskilled

Lemma: מָהִיר (ma.hir) · Strong's: H4106

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: quick

Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 7:6, Psalms 45:1, Isaiah 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4106; TAHOT Proverbs 22:29 word 3

בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹbim.lakh.Toin work his

Lemma: מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) · Strong's: H4399

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: work

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 39:11, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4399; TAHOT Proverbs 22:29 word 4

לִֽפְנֵֽי\־lif.nei-<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Proverbs 22:29 word 5

מְלָכִ֥יםme.la.Khimkings

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Proverbs 22:29 word 6

יִתְיַצָּ֑בyit.ya.Tzavhe will take his stand

Lemma: יָצַב (ya.tsav) · Strong's: H3320

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVti3ms)

Meaning: to stand

Used 48 times. Also: Exodus 2:4, Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:13, Exodus 14:13, Exodus 19:17, Exodus 34:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3320; TAHOT Proverbs 22:29 word 7

בַּל\־bal-not

Lemma: בַּל (bal) · Strong's: H1077

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 68 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 16:30, Job 41:23, Psalms 10:4, Psalms 10:6, Psalms 10:11, Psalms 10:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1077; TAHOT Proverbs 22:29 word 8

יִ֝תְיַצֵּבYit.ya.tzevhe will take his stand

Lemma: יָצַב (ya.tsav) · Strong's: H3320

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVti3ms)

Meaning: to stand

Used 48 times. Also: Exodus 2:4, Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:13, Exodus 14:13, Exodus 19:17, Exodus 34:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3320; TAHOT Proverbs 22:29 word 9

לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Proverbs 22:29 word 10

חֲשֻׁכִּֽים\׃\ \פcha.shu.Kiminsignificant [people]

Lemma: חָשֹׁךְ (cha.shokh) · Strong's: H2823

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: obscure

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2823; TAHOT Proverbs 22:29 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Do you see	→	חָזָה H2372 to see
a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
skilled	→	מָהִיר H4106 quick
in his work	→	מְלָאכָה H4399 work
He will be stationed	→	יָצַב H3320 to stand
in the presence	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
of kings	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
he will not	→	בַּל H1077 not
stand	→	יָצַב H3320 to stand
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
obscure men	→	חָשֹׁךְ H2823 obscure

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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