BibleHearthNew International Version (NIV)
7it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”
than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.
What you have seen with your eyes
Proverbs 25:7
Proverbs 25:7 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
7For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince,
Whom your eyes have seen.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
7For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”
Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince,
Whom your eyes have seen. [Luke 14:8-10]
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
7for 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,
American Standard Version (ASV)
7For 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.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
7For 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.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
7for 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.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
7Let the king say to you, “Come up here.”
That’s better than for him to shame you in front of his nobles.
What you have seen with your own eyes
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
7Then it will be good if the king says to you,
‘Come and sit up here, near me.’
That would be better than if he sends you away while his officers watch.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
7For better [that] he has said to you, “Come up here,” || Than [that] he humbles you before a noble, || Whom your eyes have seen.