Matthew 23:6
iAnd love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
NKJV: They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,
ESV: and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues
φιλοῦσί τε τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν ἐν τοῖς δείπνοις, καὶ τὰς πρωτοκαθεδρίας ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς,
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Mark 12:38 ¶And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
Mark 12:39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
Luke 11:43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
Luke 20:46 Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
3 John 1:9 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 29:23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Habakkuk 2:4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.