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What you have seen with your eyes<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />It’s better to wait for an invitation to the head table than to be sent away in public disgrace. Just because you’ve seen something,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. What your eyes have seen<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />for it is better to be told, “Come up here!” than to be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For better <i>it is</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For <i>it is</i> better that he say to you, “Come up here,” Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For it is better that it be said to you, &#8220Come up here,&#8221 Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of a noble, Whom your eyes have seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here! ” than to demote you in plain view of a noble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for it is better for him to say to you, &#8220Come up here!&#8221 than to demote you in plain view of a noble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For better is it 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It's better for the ruler to give you a high position than for you to be embarrassed in front of royal officials. Be sure you are right <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For better is it 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />because it is better to be told, "Come up here," than to be put down in front of a prince whom your eyes have seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It is better to be asked to take a higher position than to be told to give your place to someone more important. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />for it is better that it be told you, "Come up here," than for you to be placed lower in the presence of an official. What you've seen with your own eyes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />for it is better that he says to you, ?Come up here!? than that you should be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />for it is better for him to say to you, "Come up here," than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />for it is better that it be said to you, "Come up here," than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For better it is that it be said to thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thy eyes have seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For better [that] he has said to you, “Come up here,” "" Than [that] he humbles you before a noble, "" Whom your eyes have seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For better that he hath said to thee, 'Come thou up hither,' Than that he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For good to say to thee, Come up hither, rather than humbling thyself before the noble whom thine eye saw.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For it is better that it should be said to thee: Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be humbled before the prince. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For it is better that it should be said to you, “Ascend to here,” than that you should be humbled before the prince.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For it is better to be told, “Come up closer!” than to be humbled before the prince. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. What your eyes have seen<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For it is better that it be said to you, Come up higher, than that you should be put lower. In the presence of the ruler report what your eyes have seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For it is better for one to say to you, "Come up”, than that you be humbled in front of a Ruler. Whatever your eyes see, that tell.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For better is it 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />for <i>it is</i> better for thee that it should be said, Come up to me, than that <i>one</i> should humble thee in the presence of the prince; speak of that which thine eyes have seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/25-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=5114" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/25.htm">More Proverbs of Solomon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men; <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">it is better</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ă·mār- (V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">that he says</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ălêh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">“Come up</a> <a href="/hebrew/2008.htm" title="2008: hên·nāh (Adv) -- Hither. From hen; hither or thither.">here!”</a> <a href="/hebrew/8213.htm" title="8213: mê·haš·pî·lə·ḵā (Prep-m:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 2ms) -- To be or become low, to be abased. A primitive root; to depress or sink.">than that you should be demoted</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">in the presence</a> <a href="/hebrew/5081.htm" title="5081: nā·ḏîḇ (Adj-ms) -- Inclined, generous, noble. From nadab; properly, voluntary, i.e. Generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee.">of the prince.</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">Even what</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">you have seen</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·ne·ḵā (N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">with your own eyes,</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-8.htm">Luke 14:8-11</a></span><br />“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited. / Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place. / But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-10.htm">James 4:10</a></span><br />Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-12.htm">Matthew 23:12</a></span><br />For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a></span><br />Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/18-12.htm">Proverbs 18:12</a></span><br />Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-6.htm">1 Peter 5:6</a></span><br />Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-14.htm">Luke 18:14</a></span><br />I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-16.htm">Matthew 20:16</a></span><br />So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11-12</a></span><br />The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. / For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Isaiah 57:15</a></span><br />For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/22-29.htm">Job 22:29</a></span><br />When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-7.htm">1 Samuel 2:7-8</a></span><br />The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. / He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-37.htm">Daniel 4:37</a></span><br />Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-26.htm">Ezekiel 21:26</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/75-6.htm">Psalm 75:6-7</a></span><br />For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert, / but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For better it is that it be said to you, Come up here; than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen.</p><p class="hdg">that it</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/16-19.htm">Proverbs 16:19</a></b></br> Better <i>it is to be</i> of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/14-8.htm">Luke 14:8-10</a></b></br> When thou art bidden of any <i>man</i> to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/4-1.htm">Revelation 4:1</a></b></br> After this I looked, and, behold, a door <i>was</i> opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard <i>was</i> as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.</p><p class="hdg">than</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/18-14.htm">Luke 18:14</a></b></br> I tell you, this man went down to his house justified <i>rather</i> than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a></b></br> Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all <i>of you</i> be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/22-1.htm">Better</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-18.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-16.htm">Hither</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-19.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-21.htm">Humiliate</a> <a href="/psalms/63-9.htm">Lower</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-6.htm">Noble</a> <a href="/job/21-28.htm">Nobleman</a> <a href="/psalms/142-3.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-6.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-6.htm">Prince</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-1.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-20.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-6.htm">Shouldst</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/25-24.htm">Better</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-5.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-3.htm">Hither</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-23.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-21.htm">Humiliate</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-9.htm">Lower</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-10.htm">Noble</a> <a href="/luke/19-12.htm">Nobleman</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-6.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-2.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-15.htm">Prince</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-15.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-22.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-22.htm">Shouldst</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/25-1.htm">observations about kings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/25-8.htm">and about avoiding causes of quarrels</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/25.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/25.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>for it is better that he says to you, “Come up here!”</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the value of humility and the honor that comes from being invited to a higher position rather than assuming it oneself. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, social hierarchy was significant, and being publicly honored by a superior was a mark of distinction. This echoes the teaching of Jesus in <a href="/luke/14-8.htm">Luke 14:8-11</a>, where He advises taking the lowest place at a banquet to be honored by the host. The principle of humility is a recurring theme in Scripture, highlighting the importance of letting others elevate you rather than self-promotion.<p><b>than that you should be demoted in the presence of the prince.</b><br>This part of the verse warns against the shame and embarrassment of being publicly demoted. In the historical context, a prince or ruler had the authority to elevate or demote individuals, and such actions were often carried out in public settings. The wisdom literature often contrasts the outcomes of pride versus humility, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>, "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." The cultural expectation was to know one's place and wait for recognition rather than seeking it presumptuously.<p><b>Even what you have seen with your own eyes,</b><br>This phrase suggests the importance of personal experience and observation in understanding and applying wisdom. It implies that one should be cautious even with what seems evident, as appearances can be deceiving. This aligns with the biblical theme of discernment, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a>, which advises trusting in the Lord rather than one's understanding. The call to humility and careful observation is a reminder of the limitations of human perception and the need for divine guidance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_prince.htm">The Prince</a></b><br>Represents authority or leadership. In the context of ancient Israel, a prince would be someone of high status, possibly a king or a noble.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_speaker.htm">The Speaker</a></b><br>The one who invites you to "come up here," symbolizing someone in authority who recognizes and elevates your status.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_setting.htm">The Setting</a></b><br>A royal court or a place of authority where social hierarchies are evident, and one's position can be publicly acknowledged or diminished.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_over_self-promotion.htm">Humility Over Self-Promotion</a></b><br>The verse teaches the value of humility. It is better to be invited to a higher position than to assume it and be embarrassed by demotion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognition_by_authority.htm">Recognition by Authority</a></b><br>True honor comes when those in authority recognize your worth and invite you to a higher place. This reflects God's recognition of our humility and service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_presumption.htm">Avoiding Presumption</a></b><br>Presuming upon one's status or abilities can lead to public embarrassment. It is wise to let others recognize and elevate you.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_timing_and_elevation.htm">God's Timing and Elevation</a></b><br>Trust in God's timing for elevation. Just as the prince invites you to "come up here," God will lift you up in due time if you remain humble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/social_conduct_and_wisdom.htm">Social Conduct and Wisdom</a></b><br>In social settings, wisdom dictates that we should not seek to elevate ourselves but wait for others to recognize our contributions and character.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'jesus_in_clouds'_mean.htm">What does 'Jesus coming in the clouds' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_accept_sacrifices.htm">If God is all-good, why does He accept human sacrifices in some cases (Judges 11:30-39)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_you_encourage_each_other_every_day.htm">What does doing right in one's own eyes mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">In the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen,</span> and whose place thou hast shamelessly taken. The same lesson was repeated by our Lord in <a href="/luke/14-10.htm" title="But when you are bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade you comes, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher: then shall you have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with you.">Luke 14:10</a>, <span class= "ital">sqq., and </span>enforced on the ground of His own example. (<a href="/matthew/20-25.htm" title="But Jesus called them to him, and said, You know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority on them.">Matthew 20:25</a>, <span class= "ital">sqq.</span>)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither.</span> It is better for the prince to select you for elevation to a high post; to call you up near his throne. The reference is not necessarily to position at a royal banquet, though the maxim lends itself readily to such application. This warbling against arrogance and presumption was used by our blessed Lord in enforcing a lesson of humility and self-discipline (<a href="/luke/14-7.htm">Luke 14:7</a>, etc ). Septuagint, "For it is better for thee that it should be said, Come up unto me (<span class="greek">ἀνάβαινε πρὸς μέ</span>)" (<span class="greek">προσανάβηθι</span> <span class="greek">ἀνώτερον</span>, <a href="/luke/14-7.htm">Luke 14:7</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.</span> The last words have been variously interpreted: "to whom thou hast come with a request for preferment;" "into whose august presence thou hast been admitted, so as to see his face" (<a href="/2_samuel/14-24.htm">2 Samuel 14:24</a>); "who knows all about thee, and will thus make thee feel thy humiliation all the more." But <span class="accented">nadib</span>, rendered "prince," is not the king, but any noble or great man; and what the maxim means is this - that it is wise to save yourself from the mortification of being turned out of a place which you have knowingly usurped. Your own eyes see that he is in the company; you are aware of what is his proper position; you have occupied a post which belongs to another; justly you are removed, and all present witness your humiliation. The moralist knew that the bad spirit of pride was fostered and encouraged by every act of self-assertion; hence the importance of his warning. The Septuagint makes a separate sentence of these last words, "Speak thou of what thine eyes saw," or, perhaps, like St. Jerome, the Syriac, and Symmachus, attach them to the next verse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/25-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it is better</span><br /><span class="heb">ט֥וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that he says</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲמָר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·mār-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Come up</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲ‍ֽלֵ֫ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ălêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">here!”</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֥נָּה</span> <span class="translit">(hên·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2008.htm">Strong's 2008: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hither, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">than demote you</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·haš·pî·lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8213.htm">Strong's 8213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become low, to be abased</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the presence</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the prince.</span><br /><span class="heb">נָדִ֑יב</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḏîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5081.htm">Strong's 5081: </a> </span><span class="str2">Voluntary, generous, magnanimous, a grandee</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Even what</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have seen</span><br /><span class="heb">רָא֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(rā·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with your own eyes,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/25-7.htm">Proverbs 25:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/25-7.htm">Proverbs 25:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/25-7.htm">Proverbs 25:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/25-7.htm">Proverbs 25:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/25-7.htm">Proverbs 25:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/25-7.htm">Proverbs 25:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/25-7.htm">Proverbs 25:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/25-7.htm">Proverbs 25:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/25-7.htm">Proverbs 25:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/25-7.htm">Proverbs 25:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/25-7.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 25:7 For it is better that it be (Prov. 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