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Proverbs 25:6
6Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great;
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 cometh forth a vessel for the refiner: 5take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great; 7for better it is 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 see. 8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
Read all of Proverbs 25Proverbs 25:6 word by word
אַל־תִּתְהַדַּ֥ר לִפְנֵי־מֶ֑לֶךְ וּבִמְק֥וֹם גְּ֝דֹלִ֗ים אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 25:6
- Proverbs 26:27Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
- Proverbs 27:2Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
- Proverbs 16:19Better is it to be of a humble spirit with the meek, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
- Exodus 3:11And Moses said to God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
- Exodus 1:8And there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.
- Exodus 9:20He that feared the word of Jehovah among the bondmen of Pharaoh made his bondmen and his cattle flee into the houses.
- Exodus 15:17Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, The place that thou, Jehovah, hast made thy dwelling, The Sanctuary, Lord, that thy hands have prepared.
- Exodus 18:18Thou wilt be quite exhausted, both thou and this people that is with thee; for the thing is too heavy for thee: thou canst not perform it alone.
- 2 Samuel 7:8And now, thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I took thee from the pasture-grounds, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over Israel;
- Psalms 131:1Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; neither do I exercise myself in great matters, and in things too wonderful for me.
- Jeremiah 1:6And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.
- Amos 7:12And Amaziah said unto Amos, [Thou] seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy 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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