Proverbs 25:6

Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great,

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one's own glory.

Proverbs 27:2

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

Exodus 3:11

But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?"

1 Samuel 9:20-22

As for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them, for they have been found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father's house?"

1 Samuel 15:17

And Samuel said, "Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel.

1 Samuel 18:18-23

And David said to Saul, "Who am I, and who are my relatives, my father's clan in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?"

2 Samuel 7:8-17

Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel.

Psalm 131:1

O LORD, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.

Proverbs 16:19

It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Jeremiah 1:6-10

Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth."

Amos 7:12-15

And Amaziah said to Amos, "O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there,

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Summary

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

Put not forth thyself

Bible References

Put not forth thyself

Proverbs 25:27
It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one's own glory.
Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

In the presence

Proverbs 16:19
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Exodus 3:11
But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?"
1 Samuel 9:20
As for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them, for they have been found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father's house?"
1 Samuel 15:17
And Samuel said, "Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel.
1 Samuel 18:18
And David said to Saul, "Who am I, and who are my relatives, my father's clan in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?"
2 Samuel 7:8
Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel.
Psalm 131:1
O LORD, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.
Jeremiah 1:6
Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth."
Amos 7:12
And Amaziah said to Amos, "O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there,

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