Proverbs 25:6 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence or stand in the place of the great,

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King 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.

Proverbs 25:6 Cross References

Psalm 131:1

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.

Exodus 3:11

But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

Proverbs 16:19

It is better to be of a lowly spirit among the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat much honey or to seek honor on top of honor.

Proverbs 25:5

take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Proverbs 25:7

for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. What your eyes have seen

Proverbs 27:2

Let another praise you and not your own mouth, a stranger and not your own lips.

Luke 14:10

But when you are invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.

Luke 14:8

“When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host,

1 Samuel 15:17

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.