Proverbs 25:7
“For 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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither,.... It is much more to thine honour and credit to seat…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Proverbs 25:6-7
The pushing, boastful temper is, in the long run, suicidal. It is wiser as well as nobler to take the lower place at…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 25:6-7
Here we see, 1. That religion is so far from destroying good manners that it reaches us to behave ourselves lowly and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Come up hither Comp. Luk 14:8-10, and Introd. p. 33.
whom thine eyes have seen This aggravates the disgrace: you have…