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the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Bishop's Bible
Proverbs 25:6
Put not foorth thy selfe in the presence of the king, and preasse not into 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.
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;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Appear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the place of great men.
Appear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the place of great men.
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 Put not foorth thy selfe in the presence of the king, and preasse not into the place of great men: 7 For better is it, that it be sayde vnto thee, come vp hyther: then thou to be put lower in the presence of the priuce whom thou seest with thyne eyes.
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
And Sarai Abrams wyfe toke Hagar her mayde the Egyptian, after Abram hadde dwelled ten yeres in the lande of Chanaan, and gaue her to her husbande Abram to be his wyfe.
And Sarai Abrams wyfe toke Hagar her mayde the Egyptian, after Abram hadde dwelled ten yeres in the lande of Chanaan, and gaue her to her husbande Abram to be his wyfe.
Genesis 21:14
And so Abraham rose vp early in the mornyng, and tooke bread, and a bottel of water, and gaue it vnto Hagar, puttyng it on her shoulder, and the lad also, and sent her away: who departing, wandered vp and downe in the wildernesse of Beer seba.
And so Abraham rose vp early in the mornyng, and tooke bread, and a bottel of water, and gaue it vnto Hagar, puttyng it on her shoulder, and the lad also, and sent her away: who departing, wandered vp and downe in the wildernesse of Beer seba.
Genesis 25:1
Abraham proceeded further, and toke hym another wyfe, called Cetura.
Abraham proceeded further, and toke hym another wyfe, called Cetura.
Genesis 25:2
Whiche bare hym Zimram, and Iocsan, and Medan, and Midian, and Iesbac, and Suah.
Whiche bare hym Zimram, and Iocsan, and Medan, and Midian, and Iesbac, and Suah.
Genesis 25:11
And it came to passe after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his sonne Isahac, and Isahac dwelled by the well of liuing and seeing me.
And it came to passe after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his sonne Isahac, and Isahac dwelled by the well of liuing and seeing me.
Genesis 25:13
And these are the names of the sonnes of Ismael, accordyng to the names of their kindred: the eldest sonne of Ismael, Nabaioth, and Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
And these are the names of the sonnes of Ismael, accordyng to the names of their kindred: the eldest sonne of Ismael, Nabaioth, and Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
Genesis 25:14
And Misma, and Duma, and Massa, Hadar, and Thema,
And Misma, and Duma, and Massa, Hadar, and Thema,
Genesis 25:15
Ietur, Naphis, and Cedina.
Ietur, Naphis, and Cedina.
Genesis 30:4
And she gaue him Bilha her handmayde to wyfe: and Iacob went in vnto her.
And she gaue him Bilha her handmayde to wyfe: and Iacob went in vnto her.
Genesis 30:9
When Lea sawe that she had left bearyng chyldren she toke Zilpha her mayde, and gaue her Iacob to wyfe.
When Lea sawe that she had left bearyng chyldren she toke Zilpha her mayde, and gaue her Iacob to wyfe.
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 אל תתהדר "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 Lord’s teaching was fashioned, as to its outward form, upon that of this book.
