Proverbs 25:7
“For better it is that it be said vnto thee, Come vp hither; then that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the Prince whom thine eies haue seene.”
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Proverbs 25:7 Context
5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shalbe established in righteousnes. 6Put not forth thy selfe in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men. 7For better it is that it be said vnto thee, Come vp hither; then that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the Prince whom thine eies haue seene. 8Goe not forth hastily to striue, lest thou know not what to doe in the ende thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. 9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himselfe; and discouer not a secret to another:
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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.
- King James Version
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."
- New American Standard Version (1995)