KJV King James Version
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great [men]:
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Proverbs 25:6
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great [men]:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
WEB World English Bible
Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;
ASV American Standard Version
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 25
3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings [is] unsearchable.
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
5 Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great [men]:
7 For better [it is] that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour [himself]; and discover not a secret to another:
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Proverbs 27:2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.Proverbs 25:27[It is] not good to eat much honey: so [for men] to search their own glory [is not] glory.Proverbs 16:19Better [it is to be] of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.Exodus 3:11And Moses said unto God, Who [am] I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?Psalm 131:1A Song of degrees of David. LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.1 Samuel 15:17And Samuel said, When thou [wast] little in thine own sight, [wast] thou not [made] the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?1 Samuel 18:18-23And David said unto Saul, Who [am] I? and what [is] my life, [or] my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?Jeremiah 1:6-10Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I [am] a child.Amos 7:12-15Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:2 Samuel 7:8-17Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:1 Samuel 9:20-22And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom [is] all the desire of Israel? [Is it] not on thee, and on all thy father’s house?
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