Focused Passage

Proverbs 25:6

Wisdom Before Kings: Hidden Matters, Fitting Words, Faithful Messengers, Enemies, Restraint, and Self-Control

The chapter moves from the historical introduction and royal wisdom, to humility and restraint before kings, to disputes and fitting speech, to faithful and unfaithful communication, to patience and neighborly limits, to mercy toward enemies, and finally to warnings about slander, quarrels, compromise, excess, and the necessity of self-control.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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

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Verse 6

Original words

Do not אַל־ H408 Adverb exalt yourself תִּתְהַדַּ֥ר H1921 Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular in the presence לִפְנֵי־ H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct of the king מֶ֑לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular and do not אַֽל־ H408 Adverb stand תַּעֲמֹֽד׃ H5975 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular in the place וּבִמְק֥וֹם H4725 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of great [men] גְּ֝דֹלִ֗ים H1419 Adjective - masculine plural

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