Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:
New American Standard Bible
And do not stand in the place of great men;
King James Version
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
Holman Bible
and don’t stand in the place of the great;
International Standard Version
Don't magnify yourself in the presence of a king, and don't pretend to be in the company of famous men,
A Conservative Version
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men.
American Standard Version
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:
Amplified
Do not be boastfully ambitious and claim honor in the presence of the king,
And do not stand in the place of great men;
Darby Translation
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great;
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not show thyself proud before the king, and thou shalt not stand in the place of the great.
King James 2000
Put not forth yourself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not promote yourself before the king, and in the place of the great ones do not stand.
Modern King James verseion
Do not put yourself forth in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of the great;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and prease not into the place of great men.
NET Bible
Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
New Heart English Bible
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;
The Emphasized Bible
Do not honour thyself before a king, nor, in the place of great men, do thou stand;
Webster
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
World English Bible
Don't exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;
Youngs Literal Translation
Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.
Themes
Exaltation » Of self » Self-exaltation, the folly of
Great » Joy, occasions of » Men
Guest » Rules for the conduct of
Interlinear
Paniym
`amad
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 25:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
More Proverbs Of Solomon
5 Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness. 6 Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great: 7 For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.
Cross References
Proverbs 25:27
It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
Proverbs 27:2
Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.
Exodus 3:11
And Moses said to God, Who am I to go to Pharaoh and take the children of Israel out of Egypt?
1 Samuel 9:20-22
As for your asses which have been wandering for three days, give no thought to them, for they have come back. And for whom are all the desired things in Israel? are they not for you and your father's family?
1 Samuel 15:17
And Samuel said, Though you may seem little to yourself, are you not head of the tribes of Israel? for the Lord with the holy oil made you king over Israel,
1 Samuel 18:18-23
And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king?
2 Samuel 7:8-17
Then say these words to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping the sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people, over my people Israel:
Psalm 131:1
Lord, there is no pride in my heart and my eyes are not lifted up; and I have not taken part in great undertakings, or in things over-hard for me.
Proverbs 16:19
Better it is to have a gentle spirit with the poor, than to take part in the rewards of war with men of pride.
Jeremiah 1:6-10
Then said I, O Lord God! see, I have no power of words, for I am a child.
Amos 7:12-15
And Amaziah said to Amos, O seer, go in flight into the land of Judah, and there get your living by working as a prophet: