Luke 14:8

When you get a request to come to a feast, do not take the best seat, for a more important man than you may be coming,

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

7And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,

9And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat.

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Cross References

Proverbs 25:6Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:

Matthew Henry on Luke 14:8-15

Humility Recommended. 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. 10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may… Read the whole commentary →

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