Proverbs 25:7

כִּי טוֹב אֲמָר ־ לְךָ עֲ‍ֽלֵה הֵנָּה מֵֽהַשְׁפִּילְךָ לִפְנֵי נָדִיב אֲשֶׁר רָאוּ עֵינֶֽיךָ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.

In Context

6אַל ־ תִּתְהַדַּר לִפְנֵי ־ מֶלֶךְ וּבִמְקוֹם גְּדֹלִים אַֽל ־ תַּעֲמֹֽד ׃

8אַל ־ תֵּצֵא לָרִב מַהֵר פֶּן מַה ־ תַּעֲשֶׂה בְּאַחֲרִיתָהּ בְּהַכְלִים אֹתְךָ רֵעֶֽךָ ׃

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:19טוֹב שְׁפַל ־ רוּחַ אֶת ־ עניים מֵֽחַלֵּק שָׁלָל אֶת ־ גֵּאִֽים ׃

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:7-8

6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men: 7 For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen. Here we see, 1. That religion is so far from destroying good manners that it reaches us to behave ourselves lowly and reverently towards our superiors, to keep our distance, and give place to those to whom it belongs " Put not forth thyself rudely and carelessly in… Read the whole commentary →

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