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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/22.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers set up by previous generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not move the ancient landmark that your fathers have set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Do not remove the ancient landmark Which your fathers have set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not move the ancient boundary Which your fathers have set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Do not move the ancient boundary Which your fathers have set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Do not move the ancient boundary Which your fathers have set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do not move the ancient boundary Which your fathers made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Do not move the ancient landmark [at the boundary of the property] Which your fathers have set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Don’t move an ancient boundary marker that your ancestors set up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Don&#8217t move an ancient boundary marker that your fathers set up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't move a boundary marker set up by your ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Do not move an ancient boundary marker that your ancestors set in place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Never move an old property line that your ancestors established. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Don't remove an ancient boundary stone that was set up by your ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do not move an ancient boundary stone which was put in place by your ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do not move the ancient boundary stone, which your fathers have set up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not remove a border of ancient times, "" That your fathers have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Remove not a border of olden times, That thy fathers have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not remove the old bound which thy fathers made.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Pass not beyond the ancient bounds which thy fathers have set. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Do not cross beyond the ancient limits that your fathers have set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do not remove the ancient landmark that your ancestors set up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not remove the ancient landmark that your ancestors set up.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Remove not the ancient landmark which your fathers have set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Do not remove the border which your fathers have made from old times.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Remove not the old landmarks, which thy fathers placed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/22-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=4571" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/22.htm">Thirty Sayings of the Wise</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you? <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5253.htm" title="5253: tas·sêḡ (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-2ms) -- Departing away, remove, take hold, turn away. A primitive root; to retreat.">move</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">an ancient</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇūl (N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">boundary stone</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">your fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">have placed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/19-14.htm">Deuteronomy 19:14</a></span><br />You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker, which was set up by your ancestors to mark the inheritance you shall receive in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-17.htm">Deuteronomy 27:17</a></span><br />‘Cursed is he who moves his neighbor’s boundary stone.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/24-2.htm">Job 24:2</a></span><br />Men move boundary stones; they pasture stolen flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-10.htm">Hosea 5:10</a></span><br />The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary stones; I will pour out My fury upon them like water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Proverbs 23:10-11</a></span><br />Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless, / for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm">Jeremiah 6:16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-12.htm">Isaiah 58:12</a></span><br />Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26</a></span><br />From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-3.htm">Matthew 15:3-6</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? / For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ / But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17-18</a></span><br />Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-3.htm">1 Kings 21:3</a></span><br />But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">1 Kings 21:25</a></span><br />(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-15.htm">2 Kings 17:15</a></span><br />They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/19-7.htm">2 Chronicles 19:7</a></span><br />And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/16-6.htm">Psalm 16:6</a></span><br />The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Remove not the ancient landmark, which your fathers have set.</p><p class="hdg">remove</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Proverbs 23:10</a></b></br> Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/19-14.htm">Deuteronomy 19:14</a></b></br> Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/27-17.htm">Deuteronomy 27:17</a></b></br> Cursed <i>be</i> he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.</p><p class="hdg">landmark or bound </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/119-52.htm">Ancient</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-25.htm">Border</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-25.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-14.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/psalms/79-8.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-17.htm">Landmark</a> <a href="/psalms/107-27.htm">Move</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-3.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Olden</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-15.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-23.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-20.htm">Times</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Ancient</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Border</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-24.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-21.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Landmark</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Move</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Olden</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Times</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/22-1.htm">A good name is more desirable than great wealth</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Do not move an ancient boundary stone</b><br>This phrase refers to the practice of marking property lines with stones, a common method in ancient times. Boundary stones were significant in maintaining order and fairness in land ownership. Moving them was considered a serious offense, akin to theft, as it involved deceitfully altering property lines for personal gain. This command underscores the importance of respecting established boundaries and upholding justice. Biblically, this principle is echoed in <a href="/deuteronomy/19-14.htm">Deuteronomy 19:14 and 27</a>:17, emphasizing the sanctity of property rights and the need for integrity. Spiritually, it can be seen as a call to respect God's established moral and ethical boundaries.<p><b>which your fathers have placed</b><br>This part highlights the generational aspect of the boundary stones, indicating that they were set by ancestors. It reflects the respect for tradition and the wisdom of previous generations. In a broader sense, it suggests the importance of honoring the legacy and teachings passed down through time. Historically, this respect for ancestral decisions was crucial in maintaining social stability and continuity. Theologically, it can be seen as a reminder to adhere to the foundational truths and principles laid down by spiritual forebears, akin to the faith once delivered to the saints (<a href="/jude/1-3.htm">Jude 1:3</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/ancient_boundary_stone.htm">Ancient Boundary Stone</a></b><br>In ancient Israel, boundary stones were physical markers that delineated property lines. They were considered sacred and inviolable, representing the inheritance and rights given by God to the tribes and families of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/fathers.htm">Fathers</a></b><br>This term refers to the ancestors or forefathers of the Israelites who originally set these boundary stones. It implies a respect for tradition and the wisdom of previous generations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom this proverb was originally addressed. The Israelites were given specific land allotments by God, and these boundary stones were a part of maintaining order and justice within the community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_tradition_and_heritage.htm">Respect for Tradition and Heritage</a></b><br>The proverb underscores the importance of honoring the traditions and boundaries set by previous generations. In a modern context, this can be applied to respecting the moral and ethical teachings passed down through the church and family.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_and_justice.htm">Integrity and Justice</a></b><br>Moving a boundary stone is symbolic of deceit and injustice. Christians are called to live with integrity, respecting the rights and properties of others as a reflection of God's justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_inheritance.htm">God's Sovereignty in Inheritance</a></b><br>The boundary stones represent God's sovereign distribution of land and blessings. Trusting in God's provision and respecting His order is a key aspect of faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_order.htm">Community and Order</a></b><br>Boundary stones ensured peace and order within the community. Similarly, Christians are encouraged to maintain harmony and respect within their communities, upholding the principles of fairness and justice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_statism.htm">Should the ancient landmark be removed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_the_ancient_landmark_be_removed.htm">Should the ancient landmark be removed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_24_2's_boundary_moving_accurate.htm">In Job 24:2, is the reference to moving boundary stones historically accurate, or does it conflict with other accounts of ancient property laws? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_'boundary_moves'_in_hosea_5_10_recorded.htm">Hosea 5:10 – Do the described “boundary moves” have any verifiable record in ancient Israel’s land division or tribal borders? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">Remove not the ancient landmark.--</span>The stones marking the boundaries of the fields: evidently a not uncommon crime, from the earnestness with which it is forbidden. (Comp. <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm" title="Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:">Proverbs 23:10</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/19-14.htm" title="You shall not remove your neighbor's landmark, which they of old time have set in your inheritance, which you shall inherit in the land that the LORD your God gives you to possess it.">Deuteronomy 19:14</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/27-17.htm" title="Cursed be he that removes his neighbor's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.">Deuteronomy 27:17</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - The first line is repeated at <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Proverbs 23:10</a>. (On the sanctity of landmarks, see note on Proverbs 15:25.) Some of the stones, exhibiting a bilingual inscription, which marked the boundaries of the Levitical city of Gezer, were discovered by Gauneau in 1874 ('Quart. Statement Pal. Explor. Fund,' 1874). The Septuagint calls the landmarks <span class="greek">ὅρια αἰώνια</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/22-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">move</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֭סֵּג</span> <span class="translit">(tas·sêḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5253.htm">Strong's 5253: </a> </span><span class="str2">Departing away, remove, take hold, turn away </span><br /><br /><span class="word">an ancient</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹלָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><br /><span class="word">boundary stone</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּב֣וּל</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your fathers</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·w·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have set.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשׂ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/22-28.htm">Proverbs 22:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/22-28.htm">Proverbs 22:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/22-28.htm">Proverbs 22:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/22-28.htm">Proverbs 22:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/22-28.htm">Proverbs 22:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/22-28.htm">Proverbs 22:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/22-28.htm">Proverbs 22:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/22-28.htm">Proverbs 22:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/22-28.htm">Proverbs 22:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/22-28.htm">Proverbs 22:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/22-28.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 22:28 Don't move the ancient boundary stone which (Prov. 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