Proverbs 25:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;”
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“Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:”
King James Version · Public Domain“Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 25:6 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 3:11But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
- 1 Samuel 9:20As 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?”
- 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
- 1 Samuel 18:18And 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?”
- 2 Samuel 7:8Now 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Proverbs 27:2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
- Jeremiah 1:6“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”
- Amos 7:12And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there.
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