7for 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.


In Context

4 Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner;

5 Take away the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

6 Don't exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;

7 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.

8 Don't be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

9 Debate your case with your neighbor, and don't betray the confidence of another;

Proverbs 25:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:7For 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:7it is better for him to say to you, "Come up here," than for him to humiliate you before a nobleman. What you have seen with your eyes

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:7For it is better that it should be said to thee: Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be humbled before the prince.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:7For 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:7for 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 see.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:7For 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:7For 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:7For better that he hath said to thee, 'Come thou up hither,' Than that he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:7For 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.