16 Bible Verses about Attitudes Towards Kings

for kings, and for all that are in authority that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and integrity.

Therefore, be subject to every human ordinance that is of the Lord, whether it be to a king or to a superior,

They say unto him, Caesar's. Then said he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's.

And Jesus, answering, said unto them, Render that which is of Caesar unto Caesar, and that which is of God unto God. And they marvelled at this.

Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcasses of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.

They are all hot as an oven and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen; there is no one among them that calls unto me.

Where is thy king, that may save thee with all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou didst say, Give me a king and princes?

Thus hath the Lord GOD showed unto me, and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter hay; and, behold that the latter hay grew after the king's reapings.

And he shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto him, he shall deride every fortress and shall heap dust and take it.

Then Paul said, I did not know, brethren, that he was the prince of the priests, for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.

Let every soul submit itself to the higher powers. For there is no power but of God, and the powers that be are ordained of God.

Admonish them to be subject to dominion and power, and to persuade those who have authority, that they be quick unto every good work.

By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months by his parents because they saw he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.

By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

And the sixth angel poured out his vial into the great river Euphrates; and its water was dried up, that the way of the kings from the rising of the sun might be prepared.