Proverbs 25:6
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
In Context
5take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Cross References
1 Samuel 9:20And as for the asses that thou didst lose three days ago, set not thy heart on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel [set]? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?
1 Samuel 18:18And David said to Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, [or] my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?
Psalms 131:1{A Song of degrees. Of David.} Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; neither do I exercise myself in great matters, and in things too wonderful for me.
Proverbs 25:27It is not good to eat much honey; and to search into weighty matters is [itself] a weight.
Jeremiah 1:6And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:5-6
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. 5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. This shows that the vigorous endeavour of a prince to suppress vice, and reform the manners of his people, is the most effectual way to support his government. Observe, 1. What the duty of magistrates is: To take away the wicked, to use their power for the terror of evil works and evil workers, not only to banish those that are… Read the whole commentary →