Proverbs 25:6 - The Message Don’t work yourself into the spotlight; don’t push your way into the place of prominence. It’s better to be promoted to a place of honor than face humiliation by being demoted. More versionsKing 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. |