O יהוה, my heart has not been proud, Nor have my eyes been haughty. Neither have I concerned myself with great matters, Nor with those too wondrous for me.
Proverbs 25:6 - The Scriptures 2009 Do not exalt yourself before a sovereign, And do not stand in the place of great men; 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 יהוה, my heart has not been proud, Nor have my eyes been haughty. Neither have I concerned myself with great matters, Nor with those too wondrous for me.
And Mosheh said to Elohim, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Yisra’ĕl out of Mitsrayim?”
Better to be lowly in spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
It is not good to eat much honey. Is it esteem to seek one’s own esteem?
Take away the wrong from before the sovereign, And his throne is established in righteousness.
For it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” Than that you should be put lower Before a noble whom your eyes have seen.
Let another man praise you, And not your own mouth – A stranger, and not your own lips.
“Rather, when you are invited, go and sit down in the last place, so that when he who invited you comes he shall say to you, ‘Friend, come up higher.’ Then you shall have esteem in the presence of those who sit at the table with you.
“When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place, lest one more distinguished than you be invited by him,
And Shemu’ĕl said, “Though you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Yisra’ĕl? And did not יהוה anoint you sovereign over Yisra’ĕl?