Proverbs 25:6
4 Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.
5 Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
7 for it is better that he says to you, “Come up here!” than that you should be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,
8 do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
- KJV
- Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
- WEB
- Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;
- ASV
- Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:
- DARBY
- Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great;
- BLB
- You should not exalt yourself before the face of the king, and in the place of the great ones you should not stand.
- ÅB
- Bryst deg ikke for kongens åsyn og still deg ikke på de stores plass!
- OTB
- Opphøy ikke deg selv i kongens nærvær, og stå ikke på de stores plass.
- B1930
- Bryst dig ikke for kongens åsyn og still dig ikke på de stores plass!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
Read in contextProverbs 25:27
It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
Read in contextProverbs 16:19
It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Read in contextExodus 3:11
But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
Read in context1 Samuel 15:17
And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel
Read in contextJeremiah 1:6–10
“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”
Read in contextPsalms 131:1
My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.
Read in context2 Samuel 7:8–17
Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
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