Proverbios 25:6

6 No hagas ostentación ante el rey, y no te pongas en el lugar de los grandes;

Proverbios 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.

Proverbios 25:6 In-Context

4 Quita la escoria de la plata, y saldrá un vaso para el orfebre;

5 quita al malo de delante del rey, y su trono se afianzará en la justicia.

6 No hagas ostentación ante el rey, y no te pongas en el lugar de los grandes;

7 porque es mejor que te digan: Sube acá, a que te humillen delante del príncipe a quien tus ojos han visto.

8 No te apresures a litigar; pues ¿qué harás al final, cuando tu prójimo te averguence?