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.
Proverbs 25:6 - Revised Version 1885 Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
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.
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?
Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
It is not good to eat much honey: So for men to search out their own glory is not glory.
Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.
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.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
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.
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,
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;