Nave’s Topical Bible
Guest
6 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- Salutations to
- Abraham's hospitality to
See HOSPITALITY
- Rules for the conduct of
Proverbs 23:1-3,6-8; Proverbs 25:6-7,17; Luke 10:5-7; Luke 14:7-11; 1 Corinthians 10:27
See HOSPITALITY
Bible verses about “Guest”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Genesis 18:2And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
- Proverbs 23:1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
- Proverbs 23:2And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
- Proverbs 23:3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
- Proverbs 23:6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
- Proverbs 23:7For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
- Proverbs 23:8The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
- Proverbs 25:6Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
- Proverbs 25:7For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
- Proverbs 25:17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
- Luke 10:5And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
- Luke 10:6And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
- Luke 10:7And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
- Luke 14:7And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
- Luke 14:8When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
- Luke 14:9And 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.
- Luke 14:10But 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.
- Luke 14:11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
- 1 Corinthians 10:27If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.