Proverbs 25:6
Do not honor yourself before a king, || And do not stand in the place of the great.
Literal Standard Version
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 before a king, || And his throne is established in righteousness.
Cross References
1 Samuel 9:20And as for the donkeys which are lost from you [for] three days as of today, do not set your heart to them, for they have been found; and to whom [is] all the desire of Israel? Is it not to you and to all your father’s house?”
1 Samuel 18:18And David says to Saul, “Who [am] I? And what [is] my life—the family of my father in Israel—that I am son-in-law of the king?”
Psalms 131:1A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. BY DAVID. YHWH, my heart has not been haughty, || Nor have my eyes been high, || Nor have I walked in great things, || And in things too wonderful for me.
Proverbs 25:27The eating of much honey is not good, || Nor a searching out of one’s own honor—honor.
Jeremiah 1:6And I say, “Aah! Lord YHWH! Behold, I have not known—to speak, for I [am] a youth.”
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 →