7for it is better to be told, “Come up here!” than to be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,
Focused Passage
Proverbs 25:7
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.
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Verse 7
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forכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionit is betterט֥וֹבH2896Adjective - masculine singularto be toldאֲמָר־H559Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct. . .לְךָ֗Preposition | second person masculine singularCome upעֲֽלֵ֫הH5927Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularhereהֵ֥נָּהH2008Adverbthan to be demotedמֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָH8213Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singularin the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructof the princeנָדִ֑יבH5081Adjective - masculine singularEven whatאֲשֶׁ֖רH834Pronoun - relativeyou have seenרָא֣וּH7200Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralwith your own eyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃H5869Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular
BSB notes
- Or Even the one