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Proverbs 25:6
Do not honour thyself before a king, nor, in the place of great men, do thou stand;
Proverbs 25:6 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 25:6 in other translations
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;
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In context
3 The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, but, the heart of kings, cannot be searched.
4 Remove the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth, to the refiner, a vessel:
5 Remove a lawless man from before the king, that his throne, may be established in righteousness.
6 Do not honour thyself before a king, nor, in the place of great men, do thou stand;
7 For better it be said to thee, Come up hither,—than that thou be put lower down before a noble, whom thine own eyes, have beheld.
8 Do not go forth to strive in haste,—lest [thou know not] what to do in the latter end thereof, when thy neighbour, hath put thee to shame.
9 Thy contention, urge thou with thy neighbour, and, the secret of another, do not reveal:
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