New English Translation
Proverbs 25:6
6Do not honor yourself before 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
4Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge; 5remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness. Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men; 7for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen. 8Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?
Read all of Proverbs 25Proverbs 25:6 word by word
אַל־תִּתְהַדַּ֥ר לִפְנֵי־מֶ֑לֶךְ וּבִמְק֥וֹם גְּ֝דֹלִ֗ים אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 25:6
- Proverbs 26:27The one who digs a pit will fall into it; the one who rolls a stone – it will come back on him.
- Proverbs 27:2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.
- Proverbs 16:19It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud.
- Exodus 3:11Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, or that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
- Exodus 1:8Then a new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power over Egypt.
- Exodus 9:20Those of Pharaoh’s servants who feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring their servants and livestock into the houses,
- Exodus 15:17You will bring them in and plant them in the mountain of your inheritance, in the place you made for your residence, O Lord, the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established.
- Exodus 18:18You will surely wear out, both you and these people who are with you, for this is too heavy a burden for you; you are not able to do it by yourself.
- 2 Samuel 7:8“So now, say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord of hosts says: I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you leader of my people Israel.
- Psalms 131:1O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor do I have a haughty look. I do not have great aspirations, or concern myself with things that are beyond me.
- Jeremiah 1:6I answered, “Oh, Lord God, I really do not know how to speak well enough for that, for I am too young.”
- Amos 7:12Amaziah then said to Amos, “Leave, you visionary! Run away to the land of Judah! Earn your living 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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