Proverbs 25:6

Geneva Bible (1560)

Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 25:27 : 27 It is not good to eate much hony: so to search their owne glory is not glory.
  • Prov 27:2 : 2 Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.
  • Jer 1:6-9 : 6 Then said I, Oh, Lord God, behold, I can not speake, for I am a childe. 7 But the Lord said vnto me, Say not, I am a childe: for thou shalt goe to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoeuer I command thee, shalt thou speake. 8 Be not afraide of their faces: for I am with thee to deliuer thee, saith the Lord. 9 Then the Lord stretched out his hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said vnto me, Beholde, I haue put my wordes in thy mouth. 10 Beholde, this day haue I set thee ouer the nations and ouer the kingdomes to plucke vp, and to roote out, and to destroye and throwe downe, to builde, and to plant.
  • Amos 7:12-15 : 12 Also Amaziah sayde vnto Amos, O thou the Seer, goe, flee thou away into the land of Iudah, & there eate thy bread and prophecie there. 13 But prophecie no more at Beth-el: for it is the Kings chappel, and it is the Kings court. 14 Then answered Amos, & said to Amaziah, I was no Prophet, neither was I a prophets sonne, but I was an herdman, & a gatherer of wilde figs. 15 And the Lord tooke me as I followed the flocke, and the Lord said vnto me, Go, prophecie vnto my people Israel.
  • Exod 3:11 : 11 But Moses said vnto God, Who am I, that I should go vnto Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?
  • 1 Sam 9:20-22 : 20 And as for thine asses that were lost three dayes ago, care not for them: for they are founde; on whom is set all the desire of Israel? is it not vpon thee and on all thy fathers house? 21 But Saul answered, and said, Am not I the sonne of Iemini of the smallest tribe of Israel? and my familie is the least of all the families of the tribe of Beniamin. Wherefore then speakest thou so to me? 22 And Samuel tooke Saul and his seruant, and brought them into the chamber, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden: which were about thirtie persons.
  • 1 Sam 15:17 : 17 Then Samuel saide, When thou wast litle in thine owne sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? For the Lord anointed thee King ouer Israel.
  • 1 Sam 18:18-23 : 18 And Dauid answered Saul, What am I? and what is my life, or the family of my father in Israel, that I should be sonne in law to the King? 19 Howbeit when Merab Sauls daughter should haue bene giuen to Dauid, she was giuen vnto Adriel a Meholathite to wife. 20 Then Michal Sauls daughter loued Dauid: & they shewed Saul, & the thing pleased him. 21 Therefore Saul said, I wil giue him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistims may bee against him. Wherefore Saul sayde to Dauid, Thou shalt this day be my sonne in law in the one of the twayne. 22 And Saul commanded his seruants, Speake with Dauid secretly, & say, Behold, ye King hath a fauour to thee, and all his seruants loue thee: be now therefore the Kings sonne in law. 23 And Sauls seruantes spake these wordes in the eares of Dauid; Dauid sayd, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a Kings sonne in lawe, seeing that I am a poore man & of smal reputation?
  • 2 Sam 7:8-9 : 8 Nowe therefore so say vnto my seruant Dauid, Thus saieth the Lord of hostes, I tooke thee from the sheepecote following the sheepe, that thou mightest bee ruler ouer my people, ouer Israel. 9 And I was with thee wheresoeuer thou hast walked, and haue destroyed all thine enemies out of thy sight, and haue made thee a great name, like vnto the name of the great men that are in the earth. 10 (Also I will appoynt a place for my people Israel, and will plant it, that they may dwell in a place of their owne, and moue no more, neither shal wicked people trouble them any more as before time, 11 And since the time that I set Iudges ouer my people of Israel) & I will giue thee rest from al thine enemies: also the Lorde telleth thee, that he will make thee an house. 12 And when thy daies bee fulfilled, thou shalt sleepe with thy fathers, and I wil set vp thy seede after thee, which shall proceede out of thy body, and will stablish his kingdome. 13 He shall buyld an house for my Name, & I will stablish ye throne of his kingdome for euer. 14 I will be his father, and hee shall bee my sonne: and if he sinne, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the plagues of the children of men. 15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I tooke it from Saul whome I haue put away before thee. 16 And thine house shall be stablished and thy kingdome for euer before thee, euen thy throne shalbe stablished for euer. 17 According to all these wordes, and according to all this vision, Nathan spake thus vnto Dauid.
  • Ps 131:1 : 1 A song of degrees or Psalme of Dauid. Lorde, mine heart is not hautie, neither are mine eyes loftie, neither haue I walked in great matters and hid from me.
  • Prov 16:19 : 19 Better it is to be of humble minde with the lowly, then to deuide the spoyles with the proude.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 25:7-8
    2 verses
    84%

    7For it is better, that it be saide vnto thee, Come vp hither, then thou to be put lower in the presece of the prince whom thine eyes haue seene.

    8Goe not foorth hastily to strife, least thou know not what to doe in the ende thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

  • Prov 22:28-29
    2 verses
    77%

    28Thou shalt not remooue the ancient bounds which thy fathers haue made.

    29Thou seest that a diligent man in his businesse standeth before Kings, and standeth not before the base sort.

  • Prov 25:5
    75%

    5Take away the wicked from the King, and his throne shall be stablished in righteousnes.

  • Eccl 8:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2I aduertise thee to take heede to ye mouth of the King, and to the worde of the othe of God.

    3Haste not to goe forth of his sight: stand not in an euill thing: for he will doe whatsoeuer pleaseth him.

  • Prov 27:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1Boast not thy selfe of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

    2Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.

  • Eccl 10:6
    74%

    6Follie is set in great excellencie, and the riche set in the lowe place.

  • Ps 75:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5Lift not vp your horne on high, neither speake with a stiffe necke.

    6For to come to preferment is neither from the East, nor from the West, nor from the South,

  • Prov 19:10
    73%

    10Pleasure is not comely for a foole, much lesse for a seruant to haue rule ouer princes.

  • Prov 17:7
    72%

    7Hie talke becommeth not a foole, much lesse a lying talke a prince.

  • Luke 14:8
    72%

    8When thou shalt be bidden of any man to a wedding, set not thy selfe downe in the chiefest place, lest a more honourable man then thou, be bidden of him,

  • Prov 24:21
    72%

    21My sonne feare the Lord, and the King, and meddle not with them that are sedicious.

  • Jer 13:18
    71%

    18Say vnto the King and to the Queene, Humble yourselues, sit downe, for the crowne of your glorye shall come downe from your heads.

  • Prov 23:1
    71%

    1When thou sittest to eate with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee,

  • Prov 24:1
    71%

    1Bee not thou enuious against euill men, neither desire to be with them.

  • Prov 30:6
    71%

    6Put nothing vnto his wordes, least he reproue thee, and thou be found a lyar.

  • Prov 5:9
    71%

    9Least thou giue thine honor vnto others, and thy yeeres to the cruell:

  • Ps 36:11
    71%

    11Let not ye foote of pride come against me, and let not the hand of ye wicked men moue me.

  • Job 32:21
    71%

    21I will not now accept the person of man, neyther will I giue titles to man.

  • Exod 23:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2Thou shalt not followe a multitude to do euil, neither agree in a controuersie to decline after many and ouerthrowe the trueth.

    3Thou shalt not esteeme a poore man in his cause.

  • Prov 18:16
    71%

    16A mans gift enlargeth him, and leadeth him before great men.

  • Eccl 5:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1(4:17) Take heede to thy foote when thou entrest into the House of God, and be more neere to heare then to giue the sacrifice of fooles: for they knowe not that they doe euil.

    2(5:1) Be not rash with thy mouth, nor let thine heart be hastie to vtter a thing before God: for God is in the heauens, and thou art on the earth: therefore let thy wordes be fewe.

  • Matt 23:12
    70%

    12For whosoeuer will exalt himselfe, shall be brought lowe: and whosoeuer will humble himselfe, shalbe exalted.

  • Prov 18:5
    70%

    5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to cause ye righteous to fall in iudgement.

  • Eccl 10:4
    70%

    4If the spirite of him that ruleth, rise vp against thee, leaue not thy place: for gentlenes pacifieth great sinnes.

  • Prov 25:10
    70%

    10Least he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamie doe not cease.

  • Ps 146:3
    70%

    3Put not your trust in princes, nor in the sonne of man, for there is none helpe in him.

  • Prov 24:18
    70%

    18Least the Lorde see it, and it displease him, and he turne his wrath from him.

  • Job 34:19
    70%

    19How much lesse to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, & regardeth not the rich, more then the poore? for they be all the worke of his handes.

  • Prov 30:10
    70%

    10Accuse not a seruant vnto his master, lest he curse thee, when thou hast offended.

  • Prov 23:9
    70%

    9Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisdome of thy wordes.

  • Prov 6:3
    70%

    3Doe this nowe, my sonne, and deliuer thy selfe: seeing thou art come into the hande of thy neighbour, goe, and humble thy selfe, and sollicite thy friends.

  • Job 13:11
    70%

    11Shall not his excellencie make you afraid? and his feare fall vpon you?

  • Prov 22:26
    70%

    26Be not thou of them that touch the hand, nor among them that are suretie for debts.

  • Jer 9:23
    70%

    23Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisedome, nor the strong man glorie in his strength, neyther the riche man glorie in his riches.

  • Isa 2:10
    70%

    10Enter into the rocke, and hide thee in the dust from before the feare of the Lord, and from the glory of his maiestie.

  • Prov 14:28
    70%

    28In the multitude of the people is the honour of a King, and for the want of people commeth the destruction of the Prince.

  • Prov 31:3
    70%

    3Giue not thy strength vnto women, nor thy wayes, which is to destroy Kings.

  • Luke 14:10
    70%

    10But when thou art bidden, goe and sit downe in the lowest roome, that when he that bade thee, cometh, he may say vnto thee, Friende, sit vp hier: then shalt thou haue worship in the presence of them that sit at table with thee.

  • Eccl 7:21
    70%

    21(7:23) Giue not thine heart also to all ye wordes that men speake, lest thou doe heare thy seruant cursing thee.

  • Prov 25:27
    69%

    27It is not good to eate much hony: so to search their owne glory is not glory.

  • Prov 25:17
    69%

    17Withdrawe thy foote from thy neighbours house, least he be weary of thee, and hate thee.