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Proverbs 25:6

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

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The surrounding passage

  1. Proverbs 25:4

    Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

  2. Proverbs 25:5

    Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

  3. Proverbs 25:7

    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.

  4. Proverbs 25:8

    Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.