Proverbs 25:6
World English Bible (WEB)
Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;
In context
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner.
5 Take away the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
6 Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;
7 for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.
8 Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?
Proverbs 25:6 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;
- KJV King James Version
- Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
- ASV American Standard Version
- Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great;
- WBS Webster Bible
- Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men :