Bible Verses About Entertainments: Forwardness to take chief seats at, condemned
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Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
Verses on Forwardness to take chief seats at, condemned
And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
7And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
8When 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;