Proverbs 25:6
Modern Translations
New International Version
Do not exalt yourself in the king's presence, and do not claim a place among his great men;

New Living Translation
Don’t demand an audience with the king or push for a place among the great.

English Standard Version
Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence or stand in the place of the great,

Berean Study Bible
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

New American Standard Bible
Do not boast in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the same place as great people;

NASB 1995
Do not claim honor in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of great men;

NASB 1977
Do not claim honor in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of great men;

Amplified Bible
Do not be boastfully ambitious and claim honor in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of great men;

Christian Standard Bible
Don’t boast about yourself before the king, and don’t stand in the place of the great;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't brag about yourself before the king, and don't stand in the place of the great;

Contemporary English Version
Don't try to seem important in the court of a ruler.

Good News Translation
When you stand before the king, don't try to impress him and pretend to be important.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Do not brag about yourself in front of a king or stand in the spot that belongs to notable people,

International Standard Version
Don't magnify yourself in the presence of a king, and don't pretend to be in the company of famous men,

NET Bible
Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

New King James Version
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of the great;

King James 2000 Bible
Put not forth yourself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

New Heart English Bible
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;

World English Bible
Don't exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;

American King James Version
Put not forth yourself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

American Standard Version
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:

A Faithful Version
Do not put yourself forth in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of the great;

Darby Bible Translation
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great;

English Revised Version
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

Webster's Bible Translation
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
(25:5) Put not foorth thy selfe in the presence of the king, and preasse not into the place of great men:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Put not forth yi self in ye presence of ye kynge, & prease not in to ye place of greate men.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Do not honor yourself before a king, "" And do not stand in the place of the great.

Young's Literal Translation
Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou shalt not show thyself proud before the king, and thou shalt not stand in the place of the great.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Appear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the place of great men.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Do not appear glorious before the king, and do not stand in the place of the great.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Do not boast before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men.

Lamsa Bible
Do not glorify yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Glorify not thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Be not boastful in the presence of the king, and remain not in the places of princes;
















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