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Saturday, June 21st, 2025
the Week of Proper 6 / Ordinary 11
the Week of Proper 6 / Ordinary 11
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Proverbs 25:6
Appear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the place of great men.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Don’t boast about yourself before the king,and don’t stand in the place of the great;
Don’t boast about yourself before the king,and don’t stand in the place of the great;
Hebrew Names Version
Don't exalt yourself in the presence of the king, Or claim a place among great men;
Don't exalt yourself in the presence of the king, Or claim a place among great men;
King James Version
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
English Standard Version
Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great,
Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great,
New American Standard Bible
Do not boast in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the same place as great people;
Do not boast in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the same place as great people;
New Century Version
Don't brag to the king and act as if you are great.
Don't brag to the king and act as if you are great.
Amplified Bible
Do not be boastfully ambitious and claim honor in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of great men;
Do not be boastfully ambitious and claim honor in the presence of the king, And do not stand 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;
Don't exalt yourself in the presence of the king, Or claim a place among great men;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.
Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.
Legacy Standard Bible
Do not promote your majesty in the presence of the king,And in the place of great men do not stand;
Do not promote your majesty in the presence of the king,And in the place of great men do not stand;
Berean Standard Bible
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand 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;
Contemporary English Version
Don't try to seem important in the court of a ruler.
Don't try to seem important in the court of a ruler.
Complete Jewish Bible
Don't put yourself forward in the king's presence; don't take a place among the great.
Don't put yourself forward in the king's presence; don't take a place among the great.
Darby Translation
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great;
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great;
Easy-to-Read Version
Don't brag about yourself before the king and pretend you are someone important.
Don't brag about yourself before the king and pretend you are someone important.
George Lamsa Translation
Do not glorify yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
Do not glorify yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
Good News Translation
When you stand before the king, don't try to impress him and pretend to be important.
When you stand before the king, don't try to impress him and pretend to be important.
Lexham English Bible
Do not promote yourself before the king, and in the place of the great ones do not stand.
Do not promote yourself before the king, and in the place of the great ones do not stand.
Literal Translation
Do not honor yourself before a king, and do not stand in the place of the great.
Do not honor yourself before a king, and do not stand in the place of the great.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Put not forth yi self in ye presence of ye kynge, & prease not in to ye place of greate men.
Put not forth yi self in ye presence of ye kynge, & prease not in to ye place of greate men.
American Standard Version
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not 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:
Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Glorify not thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men;
Glorify not thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men;
King James Version (1611)
Put not forth thy selfe in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men.
Put not forth thy selfe in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Put not foorth thy selfe in the presence of the king, and preasse not into the place of great men:
Put not foorth thy selfe in the presence of the king, and preasse not into the place of great men:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Add not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be made a liar.
Add not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be made a liar.
English Revised Version
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Appere thou not gloriouse bifore the kyng, and stonde thou not in the place of grete men.
Appere thou not gloriouse bifore the kyng, and stonde thou not in the place of grete men.
Update Bible Version
Don't put yourself forward in the presence of the king, And don't stand in the place of great men:
Don't put yourself forward in the presence of the king, And don't stand in the place of great men:
Webster's Bible Translation
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great [men]:
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great [men]:
New English Translation
Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
New King James Version
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of the great;
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of the great;
New Living Translation
Don't demand an audience with the king or push for a place among the great.
Don't demand an audience with the king or push for a place among the great.
New Life Bible
Do not honor yourself in front of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men.
Do not honor yourself in front of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men.
New Revised Standard
Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great;
Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Do not honour thyself before a king, nor, in the place of great men, do thou stand;
Do not honour thyself before a king, nor, in the place of great men, do thou stand;
Revised Standard Version
Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great;
Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great;
Young's Literal Translation
Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.
Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.
THE MESSAGE
Don't work yourself into the spotlight; don't push your way into the place of prominence. It's better to be promoted to a place of honor than face humiliation by being demoted.
Don't work yourself into the spotlight; don't push your way into the place of prominence. It's better to be promoted to a place of honor than face humiliation by being demoted.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Do not claim honor in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of great men;
Do not claim honor in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of great men;
Contextual Overview
6 Appear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the place of great men. 7 For it is better that it should be said to thee: Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be humbled before the prince.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Put not forth thyself: Heb. Set not out thy glory, Proverbs 25:27, Proverbs 27:2
in the presence: Proverbs 16:19, Exodus 3:11, 1 Samuel 9:20-22, 1 Samuel 15:17, 1 Samuel 18:18-23, 2 Samuel 7:8-17, Psalms 131:1, Jeremiah 1:6-10, Amos 7:12-15
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 15:4 - Oh that I Proverbs 15:33 - and Matthew 23:6 - General Matthew 25:40 - the King Luke 14:8 - When Luke 14:10 - go
Cross-References
Genesis 16:3
She took Agar the Egyptian her handmaid, ten years after they first dwelt in the land of Chanaan, and gave her to her husband to wife.
She took Agar the Egyptian her handmaid, ten years after they first dwelt in the land of Chanaan, and gave her to her husband to wife.
Genesis 21:14
So Abraham rose up in the morning, and taking bread and a bottle of water, put it upon her shoulder, and delivered the boy, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Bersabee.
So Abraham rose up in the morning, and taking bread and a bottle of water, put it upon her shoulder, and delivered the boy, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Bersabee.
Genesis 25:1
And Abraham married another wife named Cetura:
And Abraham married another wife named Cetura:
Genesis 25:2
Who bore him Zamram, and Jecsan, and Madan, and Madian, and Jesboc, and Sue.
Who bore him Zamram, and Jecsan, and Madan, and Madian, and Jesboc, and Sue.
Genesis 25:11
And after his death, God blessed Isaac his son, who dwelt by the well named Of the living and seeing.
And after his death, God blessed Isaac his son, who dwelt by the well named Of the living and seeing.
Genesis 25:13
And these are the names of his children according to their calling and generations. The firstborn of Ismael was Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam,
And these are the names of his children according to their calling and generations. The firstborn of Ismael was Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam,
Genesis 25:14
And Masma, and Duma, and Massa,
And Masma, and Duma, and Massa,
Genesis 25:15
Hadar, and Thema, and Jethur, and Naphis, and Cedma.
Hadar, and Thema, and Jethur, and Naphis, and Cedma.
Genesis 30:4
And she gave him Bala in marriage: who,
And she gave him Bala in marriage: who,
Genesis 30:9
Lia perceiving that she had left of bearing, gave Zelpha, her handmaid, to her husband.
Lia perceiving that she had left of bearing, gave Zelpha, her handmaid, to her husband.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king,.... Intrude not thyself into his presence; or rush not into it in a rude and irreverent way; or be not ambitious to be a courtier: or "do not appear glorious", as the Vulgate Latin version renders it; or "honour thyself" a as the word signifies; do not appear too gay at court, or make too splendid an appearance, above thy fortune and station; and which may seem to vie with and outdo the king himself, which will not be well taken; princes love not to be equalled, and much less excelled;
and stand not in the place of great [men]; where the king's family or his nobles should stand, his ministers and counsellors of state, and those that wait upon him.
a ×× ×ª×ª××ר "ne tibi assumas honorem", Cocceius; "ne honores teipsum", Michaelis; "ne magnificum te facias", Schultens; "ne magnifices te", Pagninus, Mercerus, Gejerus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The pushing, boastful temper is, in the long run, suicidal. It is wiser as well as nobler to take the lower place at first in humility, than to take it afterward with shame. Compare Luke 14:8-10, which is one of the few instances in which our Lordâs teaching was fashioned, as to its outward form, upon that of this book.
