Luke 14:12
Then he said to his host, When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers, your kinsmen, or your rich neighbours; lest they invite you in return, and you are repaid.
Revised King James New Testament
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In Context
11For whoever exalts himself shall be abased; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.
13But when you have a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
Cross References
Matthew 6:1Take heed that you do not practice your righteousness before men, to be seen by them: otherwise you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
Luke 1:53He has filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he has sent away empty.
James 2:1My brethren, do not hold your faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality.
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 →