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

⁶ Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence or stand in the place of the great,

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ 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)

⁶ Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:

Common English Bible

⁶ Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or stand in the place of important people,

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ 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

⁶ 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.