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Proverbs 25:6
6Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence, and do not claim a place among his 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:
- 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;
- New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t demand an audience with the king or push for a place among the great.
Context of Proverbs 25:6
4Remove the dross from the silver, and a silversmith can produce a vessel; 5remove wicked officials from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness. Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence, and do not claim a place among his great men; 7it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before his nobles. What you have seen with your eyes 8do not bring hastily to court, for what will you do in the end if 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 25:6
- Proverbs 26:27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.
- Proverbs 27:2Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.
- Proverbs 16:19Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.
- Exodus 3:11But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
- Exodus 1:8Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt.
- Exodus 9:20Those officials of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside.
- Exodus 15:17You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance— the place, Lord, you made for your dwelling, the sanctuary, Lord, your hands established.
- Exodus 18:18You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone.
- 2 Samuel 7:8“Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel.
- Psalms 131:1My heart is not proud, Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me.
- Jeremiah 1:6“Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”
- Amos 7:12Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Get out, you seer! Go back to the land of Judah. Earn your bread there and do your prophesying 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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