Wherever arrogance may be, there too is insult. But wherever humility is, there too is wisdom.
Luke 14:9 - Catholic Public Domain Version And then he who called both you and him, approaching, may say to you, 'Give this place to him.' And then you would begin, with shame, to take the last place. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he who invited both of you will come to you and say, Let this man have the place [you have taken]. Then, with humiliation and a guilty sense of impropriety, you will begin to take the lowest place. American Standard Version (1901) and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place. Common English Bible The host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give your seat to this other person.’ Embarrassed, you will take your seat in the least important place. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he that invited thee and him, come and say to thee, Give this man place: and then thou begin with shame to take the lowest place. English Standard Version 2016 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. |
Wherever arrogance may be, there too is insult. But wherever humility is, there too is wisdom.
Arrogance precedes destruction. And the spirit is exalted before a fall.
The wise will possess glory. The exaltation of the foolish is disgraceful.
And as he was saying these things, all his adversaries were ashamed. And all the people rejoiced in everything that was being done gloriously by him.
So then, produce fruits worthy of repentance. And do not begin to say, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God has the power to raise up sons to Abraham from these stones.