Humility Allied to Modesty
Sunday Teachers' Treasury
Luke 14:7-11
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying to them.…


The humble soul is like the violet, which grows low, hangs the head downwards, and hides itself with its own leaves; and were it not that the fragrant smell of his many graces discovered him to the world, he would choose to live and die in secrecy.

(Sunday Teachers' Treasury.)



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

WEB: He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,




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