Luke 14:8
Whensoever thou hast been invited by anyone unto a marriage feast, do not recline on the first couch; lest once, a more honourable than thou, have been invited by him,
Proverbs 25:6-7
Do not honour thyself before a king, nor, in the place of great men, do thou stand;
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When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
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Matthew 23:6
And dearly love the first couch in the chief meals, and the first seats in the synagogues,
Luke 9:46
But there entered a reasoning among them, as to who of them should be greatest.
Acts 8:19
Saying - Give unto me also this authority, - in order that, on whomsoever may lay my hands, he may receive Holy Spirit.