Proverbs Chapter 25 verse 6 Holy Bible
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:
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Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:
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Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great;
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Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
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Don't exalt yourself in the presence of the king, Or claim a place among great men;
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Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 6, 7. - Another proverb (a pentastich) connected with kings and great men. Verse 6. - Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king. Do not make display of yourself as though vying with the king in outward circumstances. Septuagint, "Boast not thyself (μὴ ἀλαζονεύον) in the presence of a king." Stand not in the place of great men. Do not pretend to be the equal of those who occupy high places in the kingdom (Proverbs 18:16). Septuagint, "And take not your stand (ὑφίστασο) in the places of chieftains." Says a Latin gnome, "Qui cum fortuna convenit, dives est;" and Ovid wrote well ('Trist.,' 3:4. 25, etc.) - "Crede mihi; bene qui latuit, bene vixit; et intraFortunam debet quisque manere suam...Tu quoque formida nimium sublimia semper;Propositique memor contrahe vela tui."
