Luke 14:7
Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,
Luke 11:43
Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.
Judges 14:12
And Samson said to them, "Let me now put a riddle to you. If you can tell me what it is, within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothes,
Proverbs 8:1
Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice?
Ezekiel 17:2
"Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
Matthew 13:34
All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable.
Mark 12:38-39
And in his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces
Luke 20:46
"Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,
Acts 8:18-19
Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,
Philippians 2:3
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
3 John 1:9
I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority.