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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comAdam Clarke Commentary - Proverbs 22:29 - 22:29
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He shalt not stand before mean men - חשכים chashukkim, dark or obscure persons; men of no repute. Na he schal ben before un-noble men - Old MS. Bible. “Not amonge the symple people.” - Coverdale.
The general meaning of the proverb is, “Every diligent, active man, shall be at once independent and respectable.”