Bible Verses About Guest

When thou sittest to eate with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee,

And put the knife to thy throte, if thou be a man giuen to the appetite.

Be not desirous of his deintie meates: for it is a deceiuable meate.

Eate thou not the bread of him that hath an euil eye, neither desire his deintie meates.

For as though he thought it in his heart, so will hee say vnto thee, Eate and drinke: but his heart is not with thee.

Thou shalt vomit thy morsels that thou hast eaten, and thou shalt lose thy sweete wordes.

Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.

For it is better, that it be saide vnto thee, Come vp hither, then thou to be put lower in the presece of the prince whom thine eyes haue seene.

And into whatsoeuer house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.

And if the sonne of peace be there, your peace shall rest vpon him: if not, it shall turne to you againe.

And in that house tary still, eating and drinking such things as by them shall be set before you: for the labourer is worthy of his wages. Goe not from house to house.

He spake also a parable to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe roomes, and said vnto them,

When thou shalt be bidden of any man to a wedding, set not thy selfe downe in the chiefest place, lest a more honourable man then thou, be bidden of him,

And he that bade both him and thee, come, and say to thee, Giue this man roome, and thou then begin with shame to take the lowest roome.

But when thou art bidden, goe and sit downe in the lowest roome, that when he that bade thee, cometh, he may say vnto thee, Friende, sit vp hier: then shalt thou haue worship in the presence of them that sit at table with thee.

For whosoeuer exalteth himselfe, shall be brought lowe, and he that humbleth himselfe, shall be exalted.