Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
That it
Come
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General references
Bible References
That it
Proverbs 16:19 Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble
than to divide plunder with the proud.
than to divide plunder with the proud.
Luke 14:8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, don’t recline at the best place, because a more distinguished person than you may have been invited by your host.
Come
Revelation 4:1
After this I looked, and there in heaven was an open door. The first voice that I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.”
Than
Luke 18:14 I tell you, this one went down to his house justified rather than the other; because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
1 Peter 5:5
In the same way, you younger men, be subject to the elders. And all of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because
God resists the proud
but gives grace to the humble.
but gives grace to the humble.
General references
Matthew 23:6 They love the place of honor at banquets, the front seats in the synagogues,