Luke 14:10

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

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  • Prov 25:6-7 : 6 Put not forth thyself in the esence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men: 7 For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the esence of the ince whom thine eyes have seen.
  • Isa 60:14 : 14 The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
  • Rev 3:9 : 9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they a Jews, and a not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship befo thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
  • 1 Sam 15:17 : 17 And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?
  • Prov 15:33 : 33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

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  • Luke 14:7-9
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    7 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

    8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;

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

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    11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

    12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

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

    14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

    15 And 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.

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

    17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

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

    12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

  • Prov 25:6-7
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    6 Put not forth thyself in the esence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

    7 For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the esence of the ince whom thine eyes have seen.

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    26 But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

    27 For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.

  • 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

  • 3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:

  • 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

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    21 So that servant came, and shewed 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 the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.

    22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.

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

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

  • Luke 17:7-8
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    7 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?

    8 And 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?

  • 35 And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.

  • 39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:

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

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

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    11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

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

  • 6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

  • 9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:

  • 31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

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    43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:

    44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.

  • 9 He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

  • 15 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.

  • 6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

  • 37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

  • 14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?

  • 37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

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

  • 6 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

  • 16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

  • 52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

  • 30 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

  • 8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

  • 37 They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.

  • 16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.