Luke 14:11

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

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 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.

12And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was speaking also to the one who invited him, When you prepare a seudah or a Melave Malkah, do not invite your chaverim or your achim or your krovey mishpochot (relatives) or your shchenim haashirim, lest they also should invite you in return and repayment come to you.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 15:17And Shmuel said, When thou wast katon (little) in thine own eyes, wast thou not made the Rosh Shivtei Yisroel, and Hashem anointed thee Melech over Yisroel?

Job 22:29When they are cast down, thou shalt say: Arise, 1 and He shall save the one with low eynayim. + 22:29 i.e., humility 1

Psalms 18:27With the pure Thou wilt show Thyself pure; 1 and with the ikesh (crooked, perverted, false) Thou wilt show Thyself shrewd. 1

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

Proverbs 29:23Ga'avat adam (pride of man) shall bring him low, 1 but the humble in ruach shall attain kavod. 1

Isaiah 2:17And the haughtiness of adam shall be humbled, 1 and the pride of anashim shall be brought low; 1 and Hashem alone shall be exalted in Yom Hahu. 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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