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Proverbs 25:6
6Do not be boastfully ambitious and claim honor in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of great men;
Proverbs 25:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
- New International Version (NIV)Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence, and do not claim a place among his great men;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of the great;
Context of Proverbs 25:6
4Take away the dross from the silver, And there comes out [the pure metal for] a vessel for the silversmith [to shape]. 5Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness. Do not be boastfully ambitious and claim honor in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of great men; 7For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen. 8Do not rush out to argue your case [before magistrates or judges]; Otherwise what will you do in the end [when your case is lost and] When your neighbor (opponent) humiliates you?
Read all of Proverbs 25Proverbs 25:6 word by word
אַל־תִּתְהַדַּ֥ר לִפְנֵי־מֶ֑לֶךְ וּבִמְק֥וֹם גְּ֝דֹלִ֗ים אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 25:6
- Proverbs 26:27Whoever digs a pit [for another man’s feet] will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone [up a hill to do mischief], it will come back on him.
- Proverbs 27:2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
- Proverbs 16:19It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly Than to divide the spoil with the proud (haughty, arrogant).
- Exodus 3:11But Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”
- Exodus 1:8Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph [nor the history of his accomplishments].
- Exodus 9:20Then everyone among the servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord made his servants and his livestock flee into the houses and shelters;
- Exodus 15:17You will bring them [into the land of promise] and plant them on the mountain (Mt. Moriah in Jerusalem) of Your inheritance, The place, O Lord, You have made for Your dwelling [among them], The sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established.
- Exodus 18:18You will certainly wear out both yourself and these people who are with you, because the task is too heavy for you [to bear]; you cannot do it alone.
- 2 Samuel 7:8So now, say this to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel.
- Psalms 131:1Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty; Nor do I involve myself in great matters, Or in things too difficult for me.
- Jeremiah 1:6Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, For I am [only] a young man.”
- Amos 7:12Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Go, you seer, run for your life [from Israel] to the land of Judah [your own country] and eat bread and live as a prophet there!
Commentaries on Proverbs 25:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The pushing, boastful temper is, in the long run, suicidal. It is wiser as well as nobler to take the lower place at first in humility, than to take it afterward with shame. Compare Luke 14:8-10, which is one of the few instances in which our Lord‘s teaching was fashioned, as to its outward form, upon that of this book.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-7Verses 6-7 Religion teaches us humility and self-denial. He who has seen the glory of the Lord in Christ Jesus, will feel his own unworthiness.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7To meet the king, a wise person will show humility instead of pride (compare Matthew 20:20–28).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. Do not intrude into the presence of the king, for the elevation of the humble is honorable, but the humbling of the proud disgraceful (Lu 14:8-10).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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