Proverbs 22:29 (YLT)

Passage

Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!

Nearby Context

Proverbs 22:27 If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?

Proverbs 22:28 Remove not a border of olden times, That thy fathers have made.

Proverbs 22:29 Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hast", "thou", "seen", "speedy", "business", "before", "kings", and "doth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hast" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Remove not a border of olden times...", giving immediate footing for "hast" and "thou". In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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