Proverbs 25:6-8

International Standard Version

⁶Don’t magnify yourself in the presence of a king,
    and don’t pretend to be in the company of famous men,
⁷for 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,
⁸don’t be in a hurry to argue in court.
Otherwise, what will you do later on
when your neighbor humiliates you?

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Proverbs 25:6-8

New International Version

⁶Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence,
and do not claim a place among his great men;
⁷it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”^(A)
than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.

What you have seen with your eyes
⁸ do not bring^[a] hastily to court,
for what will you do in the end
if your neighbor puts you to shame?^(B)