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Proverbs 25:6–7
Proverbs gives a rare editorial-historical note: these are also proverbs of Solomon copied or collected by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah. The sayings that follow pair divine mystery with royal investigation, then use refining imagery to describe the removal of wickedness from a throne and counsel humility in the king’s presence.
Jesus’ banquet instruction in Luke 14:7–11 deliberately reworks the social logic of Proverbs 25:6–7: do not exalt yourself before the ruler; take the lower place and let the host call you higher. Jesus then turns the proverb into a kingdom principle: everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the humble will be exalted.
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