Luke 14:10

But when you are invited, go and recline at tish in the moshav hashafel (low seat), so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, Chaver, move up to a higher place; then you will have kavod in the sight of all with you at the tish.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James 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.

In Context

9And he who invited you both shall come and say to you, Give place to this one, and then in bushah (shame) you proceed to occupy the seat of humiliation, the low seat.

11For everyone exalting himself shall be humbled, and the one humbling himself shall be exalted.

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Cross References

Proverbs 15:33The Yirat Hashem is the musar of chochmah; 1 and before kavod (honor) is anavah (humility).

Isaiah 60:14The banim also of them that oppress thee 1 shall come unto thee in submission; 1 and all they that despised thee 1 shall prostrate themselves down at the soles of thy raglayim; 1 and they shall call thee, The Ir of Hashem, 1 Tziyon of Kadosh Yisroel. 1

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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