Proverbs 25:7
7 it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”g
than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.
What you have seen with your eyes
Proverbs 25:7 — English Standard Version (ESV)
7 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
Proverbs 25:7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Proverbs 25:7 — New Living Translation (NLT)
7 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,
Proverbs 25:7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
7 For it is better that he say to you,
“Come up here,”
Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince,
Whom your eyes have seen.
Proverbs 25:7 — New Century Version (NCV)
7 It is better for him to give you a higher position
than to bring you down in front of the prince.
Because of something you have seen,
Proverbs 25:7 — American Standard Version (ASV)
7 For better is it 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.
Proverbs 25:7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
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 see.
Proverbs 25:7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
7 because it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than to be put down in front of a prince
whom your eyes have seen.
Proverbs 25:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
7 for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here!”
than to demote you in plain view of a noble.
Proverbs 25:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
7 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
Proverbs 25:7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
7 For it is better that he say to you, “Ascend here,”
than he humble you before a noble.
What your eyes have seen,
Proverbs 25:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
7 Let the king say to you, “Come up here.”
That’s better than for him to shame you in front of nobles.
What you have seen with your own eyes
Proverbs 25:7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
7 For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince,
Whom your eyes have seen.