Proverbs 25:7
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25:7for it is better for him10 to say to you, “Come up here,”11
than to put you lower12 before a prince,
whom your eyes have seen.13
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- 10 The phrase “for him” is supplied in the translation for clarity.
- 11 This proverb, covering the two verses, is teaching that it is wiser to be promoted than to risk demotion by self-promotion. The point is clear: Trying to promote oneself could bring on public humiliation; but it would be an honor to have everyone in court hear the promotion by the king.
- 12 The two infinitives construct form the contrast in this “better” sayings; each serves as the subject of its respective clause.
- 13 Most modern commentators either omit this last line or attach it to the next verse. But it is in the text of the as well as the , , , and most modern English versions (although some of them do connect it to the following verse, e.g., , , , ).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
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)
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
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
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
For it is better that he say to you, “Ascend here,”
than he humble you before a noble.
What your eyes have seen,
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KJV 1900King 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.
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