Proverbs 25:7 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For better it is that it should be said to you, Come up here, than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whose eyes have seen you. [Luke 14:8-10.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

because it is better that he say to you, “Come up here,” than to be demoted before a ruler. What your eyes see,

Catholic Public Domain Version

For it is better that it should be said to you, "Ascend to here," than that you should be humbled before the prince.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

For it is better that it should be said to thee: Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be humbled before the prince.

Proverbs 25:7 Cross References

Proverbs 16:19

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

Proverbs 25:6

Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

Luke 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.

1 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.

Revelation 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 show thee things which must be hereafter.