Proverbs 25:6 - Exposition

Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king. Do not make display of yourself as though vying with the king in outward circumstances. Septuagint, "Boast not thyself ( μὴ ἀλαζονεύον ) in the presence of a king." Stand not in the place of great men. Do not pretend to be the equal of those who occupy high places in the kingdom ( Proverbs 18:16 ). Septuagint, "And take not your stand ( ὑφίστασο ) in the places of chieftains." Says a Latin gnome, "Qui cum fortuna convenit, dives est;" and Ovid wrote well ('Trist.,' 3.4. 25, etc.)—

" Crede mihi; bene qui latuit, bene vixit; et intra

Fortunam debet quisque manere suam …

Tu quoque formida nimium sublimia semper;

Propositique memor contrahe vela tui ."