Proverbs 25:6–7
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6–7Don’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.
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence
or stand in the place of the great,
for it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.
What your eyes have seen
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence,
and do not claim a place among his great men;
it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”
than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.
What you have seen with your eyes
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Don’t boast about yourself before the king,
and don’t stand in the place of the great;
for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here!”
than to demote you in plain view of a noble.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Don’t demand an audience with the king
or push for a place among the great.
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,
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Do not promote yourself before the king,
and in the place of the great ones do not stand.
For it is better that he say to you, “Ascend here,”
than he humble you before a noble.
What your eyes have seen,
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king,
And stand not in the place of great men:
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.
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