Proverbs 25:6 - The Message

^6-7 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.

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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