Proverbs 25:6

Modern English Version

Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, do not stand in the place of the great;

Cross References

Proverbs 27:2

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

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat much honey; so for men to seek their own glory is not glorious.

Proverbs 16:19

Better it is to be of a humble spirit among the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.

Exodus 3:11

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

Psalm 131:1

Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I involve myself in great matters, nor in things too profound for me.

1 Samuel 15:17

Samuel said, “When you were little in your own sight, were you not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed you king over Israel?

Luke 14:8

“When you are invited by any man to a wedding banquet, do not sit down in a seat of honor, lest a more honorable man than you be invited by him;

Luke 14:10

But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest seat, so that when he who invited you comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, go up higher.’ Then you will have respect in the presence of those who sit at dinner with you.

Proverbs 25:5

Take away the wicked from before 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 the prince. Whom your eyes have seen