27 Bible Verses about Seeking Honour
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And they will gather together against Moses, and against Aaron, and they will say to them, Much to you for all the assembly, all of them are holy, and Jehovah in the midst of them: and wherefore shall be lifted up over the gathering of Jehovah?
How can ye believe, receiving glory from one another, and ye seek not the glory that from God alone?
He speaking from himself, seeks his own glory: but he seeking the glory of him having sent him, he is true, and no injustice is in him.
And the king did according to his will; and he shall exalt himself and magnify himself over every god; and against the God of gods he shall speak wonderful things,, and he prospered even till anger was finished: for that being determined was done.
Who being opposed and lifted up above all called God, or which is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
And they will say, Come, we will build to us a city, and a tower, its head to the heavens; and we will make to us a name, lest we shall be dispersed over the face of the earth.
If thou wert foolish in lifting up thyself, and if thou purposed, the hand to the mouth.
Her uncleanness is in her train; she remembered not her latter state; and she will come down wonderfully: none comforting for her. See, O Jehovah, my affliction: for the enemy magnified.
He is good being despised, and a servant to him above him, honoring himself, and wanting bread.
The king answered and said, Is not this great Babel, that I built it for the house of the kingdom by the strength of my power, and for the honor of my majesty?
In his causing to see the riches of the glory of his kingdom, and the honor of his great splendor many days, eighty and one hundred days.
And Haman will recount to them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his sons, and all how the king magnified him, and how he lifted him up over the chiefs and servants of the king.
And love the first place at suppers, and the first seat in the assemblies,
Hold from the scribes, wishing to walk about in robes, and loving greetings in the markets, and precedencies in assemblies, and the first places at tables at suppers;
Woe to you, Pharisees! for ye love the first seat in assemblies, and greetings in market-places.
And he spake a parable to the called, fixing his attention how they chose out the first places at table; saying to them, When thou art called to the nuptials, thou shouldest not recline in the first place at table; lest a more honourable than thou be called by him: And he having called thee and him, having come, shall say to thee, Give place to this; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take possession of the last place.read more.
But when thou art called, having gone, recline in the last place; that when he having called thee come, might say to thee, Friend, mount up higher; then shall honour be to thee beore them reclining with thee.
To them truly by perseverance of the good work they seek glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
Providing good things beforehand, not only before the Lord, but also before men.
So also Christ honoured not himself, to become chief priest; but he having spoken to him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.
Thou shalt not show thyself proud before the king, and thou shalt not stand in the place of the great.
Therefore neither thought I myself worthy to come to thee: but speak in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
When therefore thou doest alms, thou shouldst not sound the trumpet before thee, as hypocrites do in the assemblies, and in the streets, that they might be praised by men. Verily I say to you, They have their reward.
Neither seeking glory of men, nor of you, nor of others, being able to be in weight, as the sent of Christ.
