Parallel Verses
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;
Bible in Basic English
Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:
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 the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6
And do not stand in the place of great men;
Cross References
Proverbs 25:27
It is not good to eat much honey, so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Proverbs 27:2
Let another man praise thee and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Exodus 3:11
Then Moses said unto God, Who am I that I should go unto Pharaoh and that I should bring forth the sons of Israel out of Egypt?
1 Samuel 9:20-22
And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, take no care for 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?
1 Samuel 15:17
And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?
1 Samuel 18:18-23
And David said unto Saul, Who am I, and what is my life or my father's family in Israel that I should be son-in-law to the king?
2 Samuel 7:8-17
Now, therefore, so shalt thou say unto my slave David, Thus hath the LORD of the hosts said, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over Israel;
Psalm 131:1
LORD, my heart has not become haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; neither have I walked in grandeur, nor in wonderful things above and beyond that which pertains to me.
Proverbs 16:19
It is better to humble your spirit with the lowly 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 a child.
Amos 7:12-15
And Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and eat thy bread there, and prophesy there: