Proverbs 25:7
For better that it be said unto you, Come up hither; than that you shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen.
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Context
5 Take away the wicked before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great :
7 For better that it be said unto you, Come up hither; than that you shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen.
8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest what to do in the end thereof, when your neighbour has put you to shame.
9 Debate your cause with your neighbour ; and discover not a secret to another: