Proverbs 25:6

6 Don't brag to the king and act as if you are great.

Proverbs 25:6 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 25:6

Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king
Intrude not thyself into his presence; or rush not into it in a rude and irreverent way; or be not ambitious to be a courtier: or "do not appear glorious", as the Vulgate Latin version renders it; or "honour thyself"

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 as the word signifies; do not appear too gay at court, or make too splendid an appearance, above thy fortune and station; and which may seem to vie with and outdo the king himself, which will not be well taken; princes love not to be equalled, and much less excelled; and stand not in the place of great [men];
where the king's family or his nobles should stand, his ministers and counsellors of state, and those that wait upon him.
F1 (rdhtt la) "ne tibi assumas honorem", Cocceius; "ne honores teipsum", Michaelis; "ne magnificum te facias", Schultens; "ne magnifices te", Pagninus, Mercerus, Gejerus.

Proverbs 25:6 In-Context

4 Remove the scum from the silver, so the silver can be used by the silversmith.

5 Remove wicked people from the king's presence; then his government will be honest and last a long time.

6 Don't brag to the king and act as if you are great.

7 It is better for him to give you a higher position than to bring you down in front of the prince. Because of something you have seen,

8 do not quickly take someone to court. What will you do later when your neighbor proves you wrong?