24 Bible Verses about Praising Specific People

My dove, my perfect one, is unique. She is her mother's only daughter. She is the favorite one of her who bore her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed; the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

The king said, "What honor and dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?" Then the king's servants who attended him said, "Nothing has been done for him."

So Haman came in. The king said to him, "What shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor?" Now Haman said in his heart, "Who would the king delight to honor more than myself?"

Haman said to the king, "For the man whom the king delights to honor,

At that time will I bring you in, and at that time will I gather you; for I will give you honor and praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I restore your fortunes before your eyes, says the LORD.

I have become foolish. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for in nothing was I inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.

The princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

it happened on the third day, that behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn, and earth on his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and showed respect.

Wasn't he most honorable of the three? Therefore he was made their captain: however he did not attain to the three.

He was more honorable than the thirty, but he did not attain to the three. David set him over his guard.

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada did these things, and had a name among the three mighty men.

Why do you kick at my sacrifice and at my offering, which I have commanded in my habitation, and honor your sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel my people?'

"His lord commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness, for the sons of this world are, in their own generation, more shrewd than the sons of light.

I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreae,

He taught in their synagogues, being praised by all.

All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"

Now I praise you, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.

When I arrive, I will send whoever you approve with letters to carry your gracious gift to Jerusalem.

Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.

Also they spoke of his good deeds before me, and reported my words to him. Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.

Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? We do not need, as do some, letters of commendation to you or from you, do we?

But in giving you this command, I do not praise you, that you come together not for the better but for the worse.

All the king's servants who were in the king's gate bowed down, and paid homage to Haman; for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai did not bow down or pay him homage.

When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow down, nor pay him homage, Haman was full of wrath.