Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before his nobles. What you have seen with your eyes New Living Translation It’s better to wait for an invitation to the head table than to be sent away in public disgrace. Just because you’ve seen something, English Standard Version for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. What your eyes have seen Berean Standard Bible for it is better that he says to you, “Come up here!” than that you should be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes, King James Bible 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. New King James Version For it is better that he say to you, “Come up here,” Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen. New American Standard Bible For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen. NASB 1995 For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen. NASB 1977 For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen. Legacy Standard Bible For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of a noble, Whom your eyes have seen. Amplified Bible For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen. Christian Standard Bible for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here! ” than to demote you in plain view of a noble. Holman Christian Standard Bible for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here!” than to demote you in plain view of a noble. American Standard Version For better is it 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. Contemporary English Version It's better for the ruler to give you a high position than for you to be embarrassed in front of royal officials. Be sure you are right English Revised Version For better is it 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation because it is better to be told, "Come up here," than to be put down in front of a prince whom your eyes have seen. Good News Translation It is better to be asked to take a higher position than to be told to give your place to someone more important. International Standard Version for it is better that it be told you, "Come up here," than for you to be placed lower in the presence of an official. What you've seen with your own eyes, Majority Standard Bible for it is better that he says to you, “Come up here!” than that you should be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes, NET Bible for it is better for him to say to you, "Come up here," than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen. New Heart English Bible for it is better that it be said to you, "Come up here," than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen. Webster's Bible Translation For better it is that it be said to thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thy eyes have seen. World English Bible for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor better [that] he has said to you, “Come up here,” "" Than [that] he humbles you before a noble, "" Whom your eyes have seen. Young's Literal Translation For better that he hath said to thee, 'Come thou up hither,' Than that he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen. Smith's Literal Translation For good to say to thee, Come up hither, rather than humbling thyself before the noble whom thine eye saw. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor it is better that it should be said to thee: Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be humbled before the prince. Catholic Public Domain Version For it is better that it should be said to you, “Ascend to here,” than that you should be humbled before the prince. New American Bible For it is better to be told, “Come up closer!” than to be humbled before the prince. New Revised Standard Version for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. What your eyes have seen Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor it is better that it be said to you, Come up higher, than that you should be put lower. In the presence of the ruler report what your eyes have seen. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated For it is better for one to say to you, "Come up”, than that you be humbled in front of a Ruler. Whatever your eyes see, that tell. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For better is it 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation for it is better for thee that it should be said, Come up to me, than that one should humble thee in the presence of the prince; speak of that which thine eyes have seen. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context More Proverbs of Solomon…6Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men; 7for it is better that he says to you, “Come up here!” than that you should be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes, 8do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?… Cross References Luke 14:8-11 “When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited. / Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place. / But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you. ... James 4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you. Matthew 23:12 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 18:12 Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor. 1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. Luke 18:14 I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” Matthew 20:16 So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” Isaiah 2:11-12 The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. / For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled— Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite. Job 22:29 When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly. 1 Samuel 2:7-8 The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. / He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world. Daniel 4:37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride. Ezekiel 21:26 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted. Psalm 75:6-7 For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert, / but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another. Treasury of Scripture For better it is that it be said to you, Come up here; than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen. that it Proverbs 16:19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. Luke 14:8-10 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; … Revelation 4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. than Luke 18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 1 Peter 5:5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Jump to Previous Better Eyes Hither Humble Humiliate Lower Noble Nobleman Placed Presence Prince Ruler Shouldest ShouldstJump to Next Better Eyes Hither Humble Humiliate Lower Noble Nobleman Placed Presence Prince Ruler Shouldest ShouldstProverbs 25 1. observations about kings8. and about avoiding causes of quarrels for it is better The phrase "for it is better" suggests a comparison between two actions or outcomes, emphasizing the wisdom of choosing the more favorable path. In Hebrew, the word "tov" (טוֹב) is often used to denote "better" or "good," implying a moral or practical superiority. This phrase sets the stage for a lesson in humility and prudence, encouraging individuals to seek honor through modesty rather than self-promotion. that he says to you 'Come up here,' than to demote you in the presence of the prince Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew forכִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction it is better ט֥וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good that he says אֲמָר־ (’ă·mār-) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say to you, לְךָ֗ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew “Come up עֲֽלֵ֫ה (‘ălêh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively here!” הֵ֥נָּה (hên·nāh) Adverb Strong's 2008: Hither, thither than demote you מֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָ (mê·haš·pî·lə·ḵā) Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 8213: To be or become low, to be abased in the presence לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of the prince. נָדִ֑יב (nā·ḏîḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5081: Voluntary, generous, magnanimous, a grandee Even what אֲשֶׁ֖ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you have seen רָא֣וּ (rā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7200: To see with your own eyes, עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ (‘ê·ne·ḵā) Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain Links Proverbs 25:7 NIVProverbs 25:7 NLT Proverbs 25:7 ESV Proverbs 25:7 NASB Proverbs 25:7 KJV Proverbs 25:7 BibleApps.com Proverbs 25:7 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 25:7 Chinese Bible Proverbs 25:7 French Bible Proverbs 25:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 25:7 For it is better that it be (Prov. 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