Proverbs 25:6 KJV
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
Proverbs 25:6, King James Version
In context
5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
7 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.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 27:2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.