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Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the MODERN ENGLISH VERSION ( MEV ). Luke 14:7-11 read as follows:
"7 When He marked how they chose the seats of honor, He told a parable to those who were invited, saying to them, 8 'When you are invited by any man to a wedding banquet, do not sit down in a seat of honor, lest a more honorable man than you be invited by him; 9 and he who invited you both will come and say to you, '"Give this man the seat,"' and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest seat. 10 But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest seat, so that when he who invited you comes, he may say to you, '"Friend, go up higher."' Then you will have respect in the presence of those who sit at dinner with you. 11 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.'"
As can be determined from the context, Jesus ( see Luke 13:12 ), in the above-given passage from the Holy Bible, teaches a lesson on humility.
Proverbs 15:33 reads as follows: "The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility. With this passage from the Holy Bible in mind, we see the significance of Jesus' parable. Jesus used an observation regarding a typical life event, a wedding banquet, to reveal our natural tendencies as human beings.
Specifically, when we find ourselves at public gatherings, for example, our natural tendency is to exalt ourselves in the presence of others. In short, we want the honor without the humility. The lesson of Proverbs 15:33, regarding honor, is the requirement that we first have humility.
If, regarding our attitude in this life, we will first strive to "sit down in the lowest seat" ( as we read in verse 10, above - taken literally or figuratively ), then we will truly have honor. Otherwise, we will suffer the shame of having to "take the lowest seat" ( as we read in verse 9, above - again, taken literally or figuratively ). Please study the Holy Bible ( which is God's word - see 2 Timothy 2:15; 3:16, 17, for example ).
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