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Luke 14:11 KJV
Luke · chapter 14 · verse 11 · King James Version
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.Luke 14:11 · King James Version
Luke 14:11 in context
9And 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.
10But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
12Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
13But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
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Key words (Strong's)
- whosoeverpasindividually, each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything…G3956 →
- exaltethhypsoōto lift up on high, to exalt, metaph., to raise to the very summit of opulence and…G5312 →
- himselfheautouhimself, herself, itself, themselvesG1438 →
- abasedtapeinoōto make low, bring low, to level, reduce to a plain, metaph. to bring into a humble…G5013 →
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