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Proverbs 25:6

HumilityPride

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.

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.

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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!

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 27:2

    Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

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  • Proverbs 25:27

    It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

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  • Proverbs 16:19

    Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

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  • Exodus 3:11

    And 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?

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  • 1 Samuel 15:17

    And 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?

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  • Jeremiah 1:6–10

    Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

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  • Psalms 131:1

    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.

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  • 2 Samuel 7:8–17

    Now 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:

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