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Do notאַלput yourself forwardתִּתְהַדַּרbeforeלִפְנֵיthe king,מֶלֶךְandוּin the placeבִמְקוֹםof the greatגְּדֹלִיםdo notאַלstand;תַּעֲמֹד
Proverbs 25:6
Study it in the app“Do not put yourself forward before the king, and in the place of the great do not stand;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 25:6, word by word
- put yourself forwardתִּתְהַדַּרtithadar
show off
To make oneself important before others.
Where else “tithadar” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- in the placeמְקוֹםmekom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears- of the greatגְּדֹלִיםgedolim
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedolim” appears- standתַּעֲמֹדtaamod
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “taamod” appears
The context
5remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
6 · This verse (above)
7for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be humbled before a noble whom your eyes have seen.