O Lord, my heart is not lifted up, my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.
Proverbs 25:6 - Revised Standard Version Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great; Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Be not forward (self-assertive and boastfully ambitious) in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men; American Standard Version (1901) Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men: Common English Bible Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or stand in the place of important people, Catholic Public Domain Version Do not appear glorious before the king, and do not stand in the place of the great. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Appear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the place of great men. |
O Lord, my heart is not lifted up, my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.
But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?”
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
It is not good to eat much honey, so be sparing of complimentary words.
take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of the prince. What your eyes have seen
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, go up higher’; then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you.
“When you are invited by any one to a marriage feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest a more eminent man than you be invited by him;
And Samuel said, “Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel.