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Proverbs 25:6

Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

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אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תִּתְהַדַּ֥רtithadarhonourהָדַרverb, hithpael, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “honour”, a wish or indirect commandH1921to swell up (literally or figuratively, active or passive); by implication, to favor or honour, be high or proudcountenance, crooked place, glorious, honour, put forth.לִפְנֵיlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…מֶ֑לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.וּבִמְק֥וֹםuvimqomand in countryמָקוֹםconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and in country”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4725properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever).גְּ֝דֹלִ֗יםgedolimgreatגָּדוֹלadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.אַֽלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תַּעֲמֹֽדtaamodstandעָמַדverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “stand”, a wish or indirect commandH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Glorify not thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.

World English Bible

Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Appear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the place of great men.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Glorify not thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ ἀλαζονεύου ἐνώπιον βασιλέως, μηδὲ ἐν τόποις δυναστῶν ὑφίστασο·