Luke 14:8

American Standard Version (1901)

When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him,

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  • Prov 25:6-7 : 6 Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men: 7 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.

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  • Luke 14:9-17
    9 verses
    91%

    9and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place.

    10But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have glory in the presence of all that sit at meat with thee.

    11For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

    12And he said to him also that had bidden him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest haply they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.

    13But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

    14and thou shalt be blessed; because they have not [wherewith] to recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the just.

    15And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

    16But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many:

    17and he sent forth his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for [all] things are now ready.

  • Luke 14:7
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    7And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,

  • Matt 22:8-12
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    8Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.

    9Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage feast.

    10And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.

    11But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment:

    12and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.

  • Prov 25:6-8
    3 verses
    75%

    6Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:

    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.

    8Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.

  • Jas 2:3
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    3and ye have regard to him that weareth the fine clothing, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool;

  • Luke 14:20-24
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    20And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

    21And the servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame.

    22And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst command is done, and yet there is room.

    23And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain [them] to come in, that my house may be filled.

    24For I say unto you, that none of those men that were bidden shall taste of my supper.

  • Mark 12:39
    74%

    39and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts:

  • Jer 16:8
    73%

    8And thou shalt not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.

  • Matt 23:6
    72%

    6and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

  • Luke 22:26-27
    2 verses
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    26But ye [shall] not [be] so: but he that is the greater among you, let him become as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

    27For which is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am in the midst of you as he that serveth.

  • Prov 23:1
    72%

    1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;

  • Matt 22:2-4
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    2The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

    3and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not come.

    4Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them that are bidden, Behold, I have made ready my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast.

  • Matt 23:11-12
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    72%

    11But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

    12And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

  • Luke 17:7-8
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    71%

    7But who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come straightway and sit down to meat;

    8and will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

  • Matt 8:11
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    11And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:

  • Luke 20:46
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    46Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts;

  • Luke 18:14
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    14I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

  • Luke 13:29-30
    2 verses
    69%

    29And they shall come from the east and west, and from the north and south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

    30And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.

  • Eccl 10:6
    68%

    6folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

  • Prov 18:16
    68%

    16A man's gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.

  • Luke 22:30
    68%

    30that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; and ye shall sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

  • Jas 4:10
    67%

    10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.

  • Luke 11:37
    67%

    37Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

  • Luke 11:43
    67%

    43Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.

  • 1 Cor 10:27
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    27If one of them that believe not biddeth you [to a feast], and ye are disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience' sake.