A moment in scripture
Proverbs 25:7
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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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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 25:5
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
- Proverbs 25:6
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
- 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.
- Proverbs 25:9
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.