7 for 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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Original words
for כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction it is better ט֥וֹב H2896 Adjective - masculine singular to be told אֲמָר־ H559 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct . . . לְךָ֗ Preposition | second person masculine singular Come up עֲֽלֵ֫ה H5927 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular here הֵ֥נָּה H2008 Adverb than to be demoted מֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָ H8213 Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular in the presence לִפְנֵ֣י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct of the prince נָדִ֑יב H5081 Adjective - masculine singular Even what אֲשֶׁ֖ר H834 Pronoun - relative you have seen רָא֣וּ H7200 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural with your own eyes עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ H5869 Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular
BSB notes
- Or Even the one