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Sunday, October 27th, 2024
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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New Living Translation
Proverbs 25:6
Don't demand an audience with the king or push for a place among the great.
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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:
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.
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;
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]:
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;
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;
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,
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.
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:
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.
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:
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.
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.
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;
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.
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.
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;
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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
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 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 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;
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;
Contextual Overview
6 Don't demand an audience with the king or push for a place among the great. 7 It's better to wait for an invitation to the head table than to be sent away in public disgrace. Just because you've seen something,
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
So Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian servant and gave her to Abram as a wife. (This happened ten years after Abram had settled in the land of Canaan.)
So Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian servant and gave her to Abram as a wife. (This happened ten years after Abram had settled in the land of Canaan.)
Genesis 21:14
So Abraham got up early the next morning, prepared food and a container of water, and strapped them on Hagar's shoulders. Then he sent her away with their son, and she wandered aimlessly in the wilderness of Beersheba.
So Abraham got up early the next morning, prepared food and a container of water, and strapped them on Hagar's shoulders. Then he sent her away with their son, and she wandered aimlessly in the wilderness of Beersheba.
Genesis 25:1
Abraham married another wife, whose name was Keturah.
Abraham married another wife, whose name was Keturah.
Genesis 25:2
She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
Genesis 25:11
After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac, who settled near Beer-lahai-roi in the Negev.
After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac, who settled near Beer-lahai-roi in the Negev.
Genesis 25:13
Here is a list, by their names and clans, of Ishmael's descendants: The oldest was Nebaioth, followed by Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Here is a list, by their names and clans, of Ishmael's descendants: The oldest was Nebaioth, followed by Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Genesis 25:14
Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
Genesis 25:15
Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
Genesis 30:4
So Rachel gave her servant, Bilhah, to Jacob as a wife, and he slept with her.
So Rachel gave her servant, Bilhah, to Jacob as a wife, and he slept with her.
Genesis 30:9
Meanwhile, Leah realized that she wasn't getting pregnant anymore, so she took her servant, Zilpah, and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
Meanwhile, Leah realized that she wasn't getting pregnant anymore, so she took her servant, Zilpah, and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
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.
