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Luke 14:11
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For 1everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
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Luke 14:11 Meaning and Commentary
Luke 14:11
For whosoever exalteth himself
Either in the above way, or any other, shall be abased, humbled and mortified:
and he that humbleth himself;
behaves in an humble and modest manner,
shall be exalted; (See Gill on Matthew 23:12).
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Luke 14:11 In-Context
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and he who invited you both will come and say to you, 'Give your place to this person,' and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place.
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But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, 'Friend, move up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you.
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For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
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He said also to the man who had invited him, "When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid.
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But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
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Luke 18:14 ; [Proverbs 29:23 ;Ezekiel 21:26 ;Matthew 18:4 ;James 4:6, 10 ;1 Peter 5:5, 6 ]
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