Proverbs 22:28 (DBY)

Passage

Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 22:26 Be not of them that strike hands, of them that are sureties for debts:

Proverbs 22:27 if thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

Proverbs 22:28 Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set.

Proverbs 22:29 Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "remove", "ancient", "landmark", and "fathers". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "remove" and "ancient", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "if thou hast nothing to pay why..." into verse 29's "Hast thou seen a man diligent in...", so "remove" and "ancient" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "remove" and "ancient" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.