56 Bible Verses about Respect

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1 Corinthians 12:23

and those members of the body which we think to be more vile, these we dress with more abundant honour; and those in us who are more indecent have more honesty.

James 2:9

but if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin and are accused of the law as rebels.

James 2:3

and ye have respect to him that wears the precious clothing and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there or sit here under my footstool:

Deuteronomy 28:50

a nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old nor show favour to the young;

1 Thessalonians 4:12

that ye may walk honestly toward those that are without, and that ye may desire nothing from any one.

Numbers 16:15

Then Moses was very angry and said unto the LORD, Look not thou upon their offering; I have not taken so much as one ass from them, neither have I done evil to any of them.

Malachi 1:6

The son honours his father and the slave his master; if then I am a father, where is my honour? and if I am a master, where is my fear? said the LORD of the hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, In what have we despised thy name?

Mark 14:59

But neither so did their witness agree together.

Luke 18:2

saying, There was in a city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man;

Daniel 11:37

Neither shall he care for the God of his fathers, nor the love of women, nor care for any god, for he shall magnify himself above all.

Proverbs 28:21

To have respect of persons in judgment is not good; even for a piece of bread, man will transgress.

Genesis 4:5

but he did not look upon Cain and his present. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

Deuteronomy 1:17

Ye shall not respect persons in judgment, but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God's; and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.

Romans 3:2

Much in every way: first, certainly, that the oracles of God have been entrusted unto them.

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Respect » Due to rulers

1 Samuel 24:6

And he said unto his men, The LORD keep me from doing this thing unto my master, the LORD's anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.

Jude 1:8

In the same manner these deceived dreamers, defile their flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of higher powers.

Respect » Due to religious leaders

Respect » Due to the aged

Job 32:6

And Elihu, the son of Barachel, the Buzite, answered and said, I am younger, and ye are older; therefore, I was afraid, and I feared to declare unto you my opinion.

1 Timothy 5:1-2

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father, and the younger men as brethren, the elder women as mothers, the younger as sisters, with all purity.

Respect » To one another

Respect » Who the lord does not respect

Job 37:23-24

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out; he is excellent in power and in judgment, and in plenty of righteousness he will not afflict. Men, therefore, shall fear him; all the crafty of heart shall not see him.

Respect » Who the lord respects

Psalm 138:6

For the LORD, who is high and lifted up, looks upon the humble, but the proud he does not know.

Respect » Those that do not respect the proud

Respect » To the aged

Respect » To an army

Luke 14:10

But when thou art called, go and sit down in the lowest place that when he that invited thee comes, he may say unto thee, Friend, come up higher; then shalt thou have glory in the presence of those that sit at the table with thee.

Respect » To rulers

Proverbs 25:6

Do not praise thyself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

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Attitudes Of Respect

Deuteronomy 10:12-13

And now, Israel, what does the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways and to love him and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

Respect, For Environment

Psalm 24:1-2

The earth is the LORD's, and the fullness thereof; the world and they that dwell therein.

Respect, For Human Beings

Genesis 9:5-6

For surely your blood which is your souls I will require; at the hand of every animal I will require it and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother I will require the soul (or life) of man.

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