Luke 14:11

because everyone who is exalting himself will be humbled, and he who is humbling himself will be exalted.”

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

10But when you may be called, having gone on, recline in the last place, that when he who called you may come, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; then you will have glory before those dining with you;

12And He also said to him who called Him, “When you may make an early meal or a dinner, do not be calling your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they may also call you again, and a repayment may come to you;

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Cross References

1 Samuel 15:17And Samuel says, “Are you not, if you [are] little in your own eyes, head of the tribes of Israel? And YHWH anoints you for king over Israel,

Job 22:29For they have made low, || And you say, Lift up. And He saves the bowed down of eyes.

Psalms 18:27For You save a poor people, || And cause the eyes of the high to fall.

Proverbs 15:33The fear of YHWH [is] the instruction of wisdom, || And humility [is] before honor!

Proverbs 29:23The pride of man humbles him, || And humility of spirit upholds honor.

Isaiah 2:17And the haughtiness of man has been bowed down, || And the loftiness of men humbled, || And YHWH alone has been set on high in that day.

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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