Proverbs 22:29

American Standard Version 2015

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

Cross References

1 Kings 11:28

And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge over all the labor of the house of Joseph.

Matthew 25:21

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;\par\tab But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

Proverbs 10:4

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand;\par\tab But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Matthew 25:23

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do {\i it} with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.\par

Genesis 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.

Romans 12:11

in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

1 Kings 10:8

Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.

2 Timothy 4:2

preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

Genesis 47:6

the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and thy brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.

1 Samuel 16:21

And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer.

Proverbs 23:1

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler,\par\tab Consider diligently him that is before thee;

Genesis 41:38

And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the spirit of God is?

1 Samuel 17:31

And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.

2 Samuel 2:32

And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and the day brake upon them at Hebron.

1 Chronicles 4:23

These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

Daniel 1:4

youths in whom was no blemish, but well-favored, and skilful in all wisdom, and endued with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability to stand in the king's palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.

Daniel 1:19

And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.