Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not show thyself proud before the king, and thou shalt not stand 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;
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;
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 ye away the unjust one from before the king, and his throne shall be prepared in justice. 6 Thou shalt not show thyself proud before the king, and thou shalt not stand in the place of the great. 7 For good to say to thee, Come up hither, rather than humbling thyself before the noble whom thine eye saw.
Cross References
Proverbs 25:27
To eat much honey is not good: and to seek out their honor, not honor.
Proverbs 27:2
A stranger shall praise thee, and not thy mouth; a stranger, and not thy lips.
Exodus 3:11
And Moses will say to God, Who am I that I shall go to Pharaoh, and that I shall bring forth the sons of Israel, out of Egypt?
1 Samuel 9:20-22
And for the asses lost to thee this day three days, thou shall not set thy heart upon them, for they have been found. And to whom all the desire of Israel? is it not to thee and to all thy father's house?
1 Samuel 15:17
And Samuel will say, Wert thou not little in thine eyes, thou the head of the tribes of Israel, and Jehovah will anoint thee for king over Israel?
1 Samuel 18:18-23
And David will say to Saul, Who am I? and who was my father's family in Isarel that I shall be son-in-law to the king?
2 Samuel 7:8-17
And now thus shalt thou say to my servant, to David, Thus said Jehovah of armies, I took thee from quiet, from after the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
Psalm 131:1
Song of ascensions to David. O Jehovah, my heart was not lifted up, and mine eyes were not exalted, and I went not in great things and in wonders above me.
Proverbs 16:19
Good the cast down of spirit with the humble more than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Jeremiah 1:6-10
And saying, Ah, Lord Jehovah, behold I knew not to speak: for I a boy.
Amos 7:12-15
And Amaziah will say to Amos, Thou seer, go flee for thyself to the land of Judah, and eat there bread, and there shalt thou prophesy.