And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden,
when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room;
lest a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him;

and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place;
and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.

But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room;
that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher:
then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased;
and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Then said he also to him that bade him,
When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren,
neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbors;
lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.

But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

and thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee:
for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

Luke 14:7-14