Proverbs 25:7

American Standard Version (1901)

For better is it 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.

ASV Byzantine Text

For better is it 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.

Asang Khongca Bible

mik hoiah na hnuk ih angraeng hmaa ah azathaih hoiah oh pongah loe, Hae ah angzo tahang ah, tiah thui kami ih lok to tahngaih han hoih kue.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Na mik loh a hmuh vanbangla, hlangcong mikhmuh ah na kunyun lakah, “Nang pahoi yoeng dae,” a ti te then ngai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Na mik loh a hmuh vanbangla, hlangcong mikhmuh ah na kunyun lakah, “Nang pahoi yoeng dae,” a ti te then ngai.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

No ka mea, he maikai ke olelo mai ia oe, e pii mai oe ia nei, Mamua o kou hoohaahaaia mai imua o ke alii, Ka mea a kou mau maka i nana aku ai.

English Berean Standard Bible

for it is better that he says to you, “Come up here!” than that you should be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Pito yo di ou moute pi wo, pase pou yo fè ou bay plas la, pou ou ta wont devan chèf la.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Melius est enim ut dicatur tibi: Ascende huc, quam ut humilieris coram principe.]

Bible in Basic English

For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

car il vaut mieux qu’on te dise : Monte ici, que si l’on t’abaissait devant le prince que tes yeux voient.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Nebo lépe jest, aťby řečeno bylo: Vstup sem, nežli abys snížen byl před knížetem; což vídávají oči tvé.

Kosraean Bible

Ac wo in supweyuk kom nu ke sie nien muta fulat, liki na in fwackot nu sum kom in sang nien muta lom nu sin sie su fulat liki kom.

World Portuguese Bible

pois é melhor que lhe digam: “Suba para cá,” do que você ser humilhado na presença do príncipe, que os seus próprios olhos viram.

Romanian BTF Bible

Fiindcă mai bine este să ți se spună: Vino aici sus; decât să fii înjosit în prezența prințului pe care ochii tăi l-au văzut.

Brenton English Septuagint

for it is better for thee that it should be said, Come up to me, than that one should humble thee in the presence of the prince; speak of that which thine eyes have seen.

Burmese Common Language Bible

အကြောင်းမူကား၊ ဖူးမြင်ရသောမင်းရှေ့မှာ နှိမ်ခြင်းကို ခံရသည်ထက်၊ ဤအရပ်သို့ တက်ပါဟူသော စကားကို သာ၍ကြားကောင်း၏။

Darby Translation

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 see.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Denn besser ist es, daß man dir sage: Komm hier herauf, als daß man dich erniedrige vor dem Edlen, den deine Augen doch gesehen haben.

Dutch Bible 1917

Want het is beter, dat men tot u zegge: Kom hier bovenaan, dan dat men u vernedere voor het aangezicht eens prinsen, dien uw ogen gezien hebben.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Het is beter, dat men tot u zegt: “Neem hier plaats, hogerop,” Dan dat men u voor een aanzienlijke vernedert. Wat uw ogen hebben gezien,

Italian Diodati Bible

Perciocchè val maglio che ti si dica: Sali qua ; Che se tu fossi abbassato davanti al principe, Che gli occhi tuoi hanno veduto.

Douay-Rheims 1899

For it is better that it should be said to thee: Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be humbled before the prince.

Geneva Bible 1599

For it is better, that it be saide vnto thee, Come vp hither, then thou to be put lower in the presece of the prince whom thine eyes haue seene.

Noyes Bible

For better is it that one should say to thee, “Come up hither!” Than that he should put thee in a lower place, In the presence of the prince whom thine eyes behold.

Danish Bible 1931

det er bedre, du får Bud: “Kom herop!” end man flytter dig ned for en Stormands Øjne. Hvad end dine Øjne har set,

Leeser Tanakh

For better it is that it be said unto thee, “Come up hither,” than that thou shouldst be put lower in the presence of the prince, which thy own eyes have [often] seen.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

For better is it 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.

King James Version

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Vì thà người ta nói cùng con rằng: Hãy lên đây, Hơn là người ta hạ con xuống trước mặt vua chúa, mà mắt con đã thấy.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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.

Revised West Version

He ʻoku lelei hake ke lea ʻo pehē kiate koe, “ʻAlu hake koe ki heni;” ʻi he tuku koe ʻo fakamaʻulalo ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi kuo ke mamata ki ai.

French Ostervald Bible

Car il vaut mieux qu'on te dise: Monte ici, que si l'on t'abaissait devant le prince que tes yeux auront vu.

Esperanto Bible

Ĉar pli bone estas, se oni diros al vi: Leviĝu ĉi tien, Ol se oni malaltigos vin antaŭ eminentulo, Kiun vidis viaj okuloj.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Car il vaut mieux qu’on te dise: Monte-ici! Que si l’on t’abaisse devant le prince que tes yeux voient.

German Luther Bible 1912

Denn es ist dir besser, daß man zu dir sage: Tritt hier herauf! als daß du vor dem Fürsten erniedrigt wirst, daß es deine Augen sehen müssen.

LXX2012 U. S. English

for it is better for you that it should be said, Come up to me, than that one should humble you in the presence of the prince; speak of that which your eyes have seen.

British English Septuagint 2012

for it is better for you that it should be said, Come up to me, than that one should humble you in the presence of the prince; speak of that which your eyes have seen.

Majority Standard BIble

for it is better to be told, “Come up here!” than to be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,

Webster Bible

For better it is that it be said to thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thy eyes have seen.

Revised Version

For better is it 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.

Italian Riveduta Bible

poiché è meglio ti sia detto: “Sali qui”, anziché essere abbassato davanti al principe che gli occhi tuoi hanno veduto.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

car il vaut mieux qu'on te dise : « Monte ici », que d'être abaissé devant le prince que tes yeux ont vu.

Reina Valera 1909

Porque mejor es que se te diga, Sube acá, que no que seas humillado delante del príncipe que miraron tus ojos.

Spanish BLL

porque es mejor que te digan: “Ven, sube aquí”, que ser humillado ante el noble, después de haberlo visto con tus propios ojos.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

porque mejor es que se te diga: «Sube acá», que no que seas humillado delante del príncipe a quien tus ojos han visto.

Croatian Bible

jer je bolje da ti se kaže: “Popni se gore” nego da te ponize pred odličnikom.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Jer je bolje da ti se kaže: Hodi gore, nego da te ponize pred knezom da vidiš svojim očima.

German Textbibel

Denn es ist besser, daß man zu dir sage: Rücke herauf! als daß man dich erniedrige vor einem Vornehmen, den du doch wohl bemerkt hattest.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

For it is better for thee that it should be said, Come up to me, Than that one should humble thee in the presence of the prince; Speak of that which thine eyes have seen.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

כִּ֤י ט֥וֹב אֲמָר־לְךָ֗ עֲֽלֵ֫ה הֵ֥נָּה מֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָ לִפְנֵ֣י נָדִ֑יב אֲשֶׁ֖ר רָא֣וּ עֵינֶֽיךָ׃

World English Bible

for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.

World English Bible (Catholic)

for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.

World English Bible British Edition

for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.

World English Bible Classic

for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.

World English Bible Updated

for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.

World Messianic Bible

for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.

World Messianic Bible British Edition

for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.

Young's Literal Translation

For better [that] he hath said to thee, 'Come thou up hither,' Than [that] he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.

SEPTUAGINTA

κρεῖσσον γάρ σοι τὸ ρηθῆναι· ἀνάβαινε πρός με ἢ ταπεινῶσαί σε ἐν προσώπῳ δυνάστου. ἃ εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου, λέγε.

Brenton Septuagint

Κρεῖσσον γάρ σοι τὸ ῥηθῆναι, ἀνάβαινε πρὸς μὲ, ἢ ταπεινῶσαί σε ἐν προσώπῳ δυνάστου· ἃ εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου λέγε.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

кэч есте май бине сэ ци се зикэ: „Суе-те май сус!” декыт сэ фий коборыт ынаинтя воеводулуй пе каре ци-л вэд окий.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Бо красше, коли тобі скажуть: „Ходи сюди висше‟, анїж би тебе понижено перед значним, що його вбачали очі твої.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Бо красше, коли тобі скажуть: „Ходи сюди висше‟, анїж би тебе понижено перед значним, що його вбачали очі твої.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Јер је боље да ти се каже: Ходи горе, него да те понизе пред кнезом да видиш својим очима.

Russian Synodal Bible

потому что лучше, когда скажут тебе: “пойди сюда повыше”, нежели когда понизят тебя пред знатным, которого видели глаза твои.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

כִּ֤י טֹ֥וב אֲמָר־לְךָ֗ עֲ‍ֽלֵ֫ה הֵ֥נָּה מֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָ לִפְנֵ֣י נָדִ֑יב אֲשֶׁ֖ר רָא֣וּ עֵינֶֽיךָ׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

כי טוב אמר לך עלה הנה מהשפילך לפני נדיב אשר ראו עיניך׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

لِأَنَّهُ خَيْرٌ أَنْ يُقَالَ لَكَ: ٱرْتَفِعْ إِلَى هُنَا، مِنْ أَنْ تُحَطَّ فِي حَضْرَةِ ٱلرَّئِيسِ ٱلَّذِي رَأَتْهُ عَيْنَاكَ.

Old Persion Version Bible

زیرا بهتر است تو را گفته شود که اینجا بالابیا، از آنکه به حضور سروری که چشمانت او رادیده است تو را پایین برند.

Judson Burmese Bible

အကြောင်း မူကား၊ ဖူးမြင် ရသောမင်း ရှေ့ မှာ နှိမ် ခြင်းကိုခံရသည်ထက် ၊ ဤ အရပ်သို့ တက် ပါဟူသောစကား ကို သာ၍ကြားကောင်း ၏။

Korean Bible 1910

이는 사람이 너더러 이리로 올라오라 하는 것이 네 눈에 보이는 귀인 앞에서 저리로 내려가라 하는 것보다 나음이니라

Japanese Freedom Bible

「ここへ上がって来なさい」と言われるほうが、 あなたがその目で見た君主の前で 低い場所に下げられるより良い。

World Chinese Bible

因为有人对你说：“请上到这里来”， 胜过你在尊贵人面前被降到低位， 就是在你亲眼所见的人面前。

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

宁可有人说：请你上来， 强如在你觐见的王子面前叫你退下。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

寧可有人說：請你上來， 強如在你覲見的王子面前叫你退下。

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Porque é melhor que te digam: Sobe aqui;Do que te rebaixem perante a face do príncipe, a quem teus olhos viram.

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Mashi Bible

Bulya aha bankakuyôza omu burhwâli, bankakubwîra mpu «ogere». Ebi amasù gâwe gàbwîne,

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

denn es ist besser, man sage zu dir: «Komm hier herauf!» als daß man dich vor einem Fürsten erniedrige, den deine Augen gesehen haben.

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

Porque mejor es que te diga: Sube acá; que para que seas puesto en un lugar inferior ante el gobernante.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Mejor es que te diga: Sube acá, Que ser humillado en presencia de un noble A quien vieron tus ojos.

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up here, than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the noble whom thine eynayim have seen.

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