"Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great {men}: {Put...: Heb. Set not out …" — Proverbs 25:6

Proverbs 25:6 · 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}”

— Proverbs 25:6

Verse 5

Take away the wicked {from} before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Verse 7

For better {it is} that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.

Proverbs 25 — Context

Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

Take away the wicked {from} before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

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}

For better {it is} that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest {thou know not} what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

Cross References

Proverbs 27:2

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

Proverbs 25:27

{It is} not good to eat much honey: so {for men} to search their own glory {is not} glory.

Proverbs 16:19

Better {it is to be} of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Exodus 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?

Psalms 131:1

[A Song of degrees of David.] LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. {exercise...: Heb. walk} {high: Heb. wonderful}

Jeremiah 1:6-10

Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I {am} a child.

1 Samuel 9:20-22

And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom {is} all the desire of Israel? {Is it} not on thee, and on all thy father's house? {three...: Heb. to day three days}

Amos 7:12-15

Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: