Matthew 22:12

Friend. The king approached the offending guest tactfully and gave him ample opportunity to defend his course of action. Apparently the king was ready to forgive the man if his present condition was not his own fault, or if by some oversight on the part of the palace servants he had been missed.

Was speechless. Gr. phimod “to muzzle”; hence, figuratively, “to make speechless.”

It was obviously the guest’s own fault, for had he been innocent, undoubtedly he would have hastened to speak in self-defense. His error had been intentional; he had declined the garment provided for him, possibly considering his own to be superior to it. He may have been wearing an expensive new garment he was eager for his fellow guests to see and admire.