Proverbs 25:6 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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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.

Proverbs 25:6 Cross References

Proverbs 27:2

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat much honey: So for men to search out their own glory is not glory.

Proverbs 16:19

Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Exodus 3:11

And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

Psalm 131:1

LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, Or in things too wonderful for me.

1 Samuel 15:17

And Samuel said, Though thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the LORD anointed thee king over Israel;

Luke 14:8

When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him,

Luke 14:10

But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have glory in the presence of all that sit at meat with thee.

Proverbs 25:5

Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Proverbs 25:7

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.