Luke 14:10
But 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.
Cross-references
Proverbs 15:33 states 'humility comes before honor' — the exact teaching Jesus gives about taking the lowest place.
Proverbs 25:6 gives the same wisdom: do not claim a high seat. Jesus echoes this proverb.
Proverbs 25:7 completes the proverb: better to be invited up than humiliated down — the exact logic Jesus uses.
Mark 9:35 records Jesus teaching that being last leads to being first — the same inversion principle as the banquet seating.
1 Samuel 15:17 reminds Saul he was humble before being exalted — reflecting the principle that humility leads to honor.
Romans 12:10 commands outdoing one another in honor — a positive expression of the humility that leads to honor in Luke.
Galatians 5:26 warns against conceit, which is the opposite of taking the lowest place as Jesus teaches.