Cross reference
Luke 14:8
8 "When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, don't sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,
Proverbs 25:6-7
6 Don't exalt yourself in the presence of the king, Or claim a place among great men;
7 For it is better that it be said to you, "Come up here," Than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen.