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Proverbs 25:6

Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

KJV

Ne gloriosus appareas coram rege, et in loco magnorum ne steteris.

Vulgate

μὴ ἀλαζονεύου ἐνώπιον βασιλέως, μηδὲ ἐν τόποις δυναστῶν ὑφίστασο·

LXX

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

ASV

אַל תִּתְהַדַּ֥ר לִ/פְנֵי מֶ֑לֶךְ וּ/בִ/מְק֥וֹם גְּ֝דֹלִ֗ים אַֽל תַּעֲמֹֽד

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
גָּד֖וֹל
gdvl
verb · 528×
וֹ
v
noun · 398×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עֹמְדִ֖ים
'mdym
verb · 526×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
תֶהְדַּ֖ר
thdr
verb · 7×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 15:4 — Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
  • Exod 3:11 — And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
  • Luke 14:8 — When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
  • Luke 14:10 — But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that
  • Matt 23:6 — And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
  • Matt 25:40 — And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
  • Prov 15:33 — The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
  • Prov 16:19 — Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
  • Prov 25:27 — It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
  • Prov 27:2 — Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.