Proverbs 25:7
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:
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:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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,
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.
- ASV
- For better is it 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.
- DARBY
- 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 see.
- BLB
- For better that he says to you “Come up here!” Than to set you low before a noble. That which your eyes have seen,
- ÅB
- For det er bedre de sier til deg: Kom her opp, enn at du blir flyttet ned for en stormann, som du hadde sett.
- OTB
- Det er bedre for ham å si til deg, "Kom opp hit," enn at du blir ydmyket for fyrsten som dine øyne har sett.
- B1930
- For det er bedre de sier til dig: Kom her op, enn at du blir flyttet ned for en stormann, som du hadde sett.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 14:7–11
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
Read in context1 Peter 5:5
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
Read in contextLuke 18:14
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Read in contextRevelation 4:1
After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
Read in contextProverbs 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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