Proverb of the Week
Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great, for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. – Proverbs 25:6-7 (ESV)
In the book of Luke, Jesus tells a parable which mirrors this proverb. He ends the parable with this warning: For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. (Luke 14:11)
Just as the Pharisees loved the uppermost seats in the synagogues to be honored by men, and even Jesus’ disciples who at one point argued as to which of them would be greatest in the kingdom of heaven, one of the temptations that we are all subject to is thinking more highly of ourselves than we ought. On the contrary, we should be humble for as scripture says: What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it? (1 Corinthians 4:7)
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