Proverbs 25:6

Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;

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Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place amongst great men;

BSB

Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

KJV

Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

ASV

Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:

BBE

Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:

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Matthew Henry · Verses 6–7

Religion teaches us humility and self-denial. He who has seen the glory of the Lord in Christ Jesus, will feel his own unworthiness.

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