the proud parable

		Luke 14:7-14	Home / teachings / Parables / Proud parable
	Parable of Places of Honor.

⁷And He put forth a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose out the chief places, saying to them, ⁸When you are invited by anyone to a wedding, do not recline in the chief seat, lest a more honorable man than you may be invited by him. ⁹And he who invited you and him shall come and say to you, Give place to this man; and then you begin with shame to take the last place. ¹⁰But when you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher. Then glory shall be to you before those reclining with you. ¹¹For whoever exalts himself shall be abased, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted. ¹²And He also said to him who invited Him, When you make a dinner or a supper, do not call your friends or your brothers, or your kinsmen, or your rich neighbors; lest they also invite you again, and a recompense be made to you. ¹³But when you make a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, ¹⁴and you shall be blessed, for they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.

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Insights

He who exalts himself shall be humbled, but he who humbles himself shall be exalted. Honor is given from above, it is not taken through man's efforts. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted, Matthew 23:12.
At first view the second part of this text seems to concern itself with unselfishly doing for those less fortunate than you, (showing charity). But the parable continues the theme of overcoming "self-pride". Giving you an example of how you can win over self-pride by humbling yourself and doing charitable deeds.