Proverbs 25:6

In 11 translations

BSB

Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

KJV

Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:Put…: Heb. Set not out thy glory

WEB

Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;

ASV

Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:

LSV

Do not honor yourself before a king, || And do not stand in the place of the great.

YLT

Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.

DBY

Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great;

DRC

Appear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the place of great men.

GNV

Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.

JPS

Glorify not thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men;

LXXE

Be not boastful in the presence of the king, and remain not in the places of princes;

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

אַל־תִּתְהַדַּ֥ר לִפְנֵי־מֶ֑לֶךְ וּבִמְק֥וֹם גְּ֝דֹלִ֗ים אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹֽד׃

LXX-Br

Μὴ ἀλαζονεύου ἐνώπιον βασιλέως, μηδὲ ἐν τόποις δυναστῶν ὑφίστασο·

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Cross-references most cited first

• 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 lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.
• Proverbs 25:27It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
• Exodus 3:11But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
• 2 Samuel 7:8–17Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel. I have been with you wherever you have…
• Jeremiah 1:6–10“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!” But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must…
• 1 Samuel 15:17And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel
• Psalms 131:1My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.
• 1 Samuel 18:18–23And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?” So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in…
• 1 Samuel 9:20–22As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them, for they have been found. And upon whom is all the desire of Israel, if not upon you and all your father’s house?” Saul replied, “Am I not a…
• Amos 7:12–15And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there. But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple…

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