"Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:"
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And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?
And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?
And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great;
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
Don't exalt yourself in the presence of the king, Or claim a place among great men;
Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.