Pentecost Season · Proper 17 · Year C
Sirach 10:12-18 or Proverbs 25:6-7
The Beginning of Pride Is Sin
September 3, 2028
Overview & Insights
"Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence... for it is better to be told, 'Come up here,' than to be put lower." (Proverbs 25:6-7)
Proverbs 25 counsels against self-promotion before royalty, the same wisdom Jesus draws on in the Gospel's banquet parable. Sirach 10 makes the same point more bluntly: pride is the beginning of sin, and the proud end up overthrown.
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Commentary
Commentary on Proverbs 25:6-7 Working Preacher
Connects the court etiquette proverb directly to Jesus' banquet teaching.
Proverbs 25 Bible Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse notes on the wisdom sayings collected for Hezekiah's court.
Proverbs 25:6 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentary on the seating-before-royalty proverb.
Proverbs 25 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight
Detailed verse notes on the chapter's court wisdom.
Proverbs 25:6 Interlinear BibleHub
Shows the underlying Hebrew of the court-etiquette proverb.
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