27 Bible Verses about Seeking Honour

Like as it is not good to eat too much honey; even so, he that will search out high things, it shall be too heavy for him.

If it be so that thou stoppest my people, that thou wilt not let them go:

And they gathered themselves together against Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, "Ye have done enough. For all the multitude are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why therefore heave ye yourselves up above the congregation of the LORD?"

How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh of God only?

He that speaketh of himself, seeketh his own praise. But he that seeketh his praise that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

The king shall do what him list, he shall exalt and magnify himself against all that is God. Yea, he shall speak marvelous things against the God of all gods, wherein he shall prosper, so long till the wrath be fulfilled, for the conclusion is devised already.

which is an adversary, and is exalted above all that is called God, or that is worshipped: so that he shall sit as God in the temple of God, and show himself as God.

And they said, "Come on, let us build us a city and a tower, that the top may reach unto heaven. And let us make us a name, for peradventure we shall be scattered abroad over all the earth."

If thou be so foolish to magnify thyself, or meddlest with any such thing, then lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

{Tet} Her skirts are defiled, she remembered not what would follow: therefore is her fall so great, and there is no man to comfort her. O LORD, consider my trouble, for my enemy hath the upper hand.

A simple man which laboureth and worketh, is better than one that is gorgeous and lacketh bread.

and said, "This is the great city of Babylon, which I myself, with my power and strength, have made a king's court, for the honour of my majesty."

and he showed the riches and glory of his kingdom, and the glorious worship of his greatness, many days long, even a hundred and fourscore days.

and told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children all together how the king had promoted him so greatly, and how that he was taken above the princes and servants of the king.

and love to sit uppermost at feasts, and to have the chief seats in the synagogues,

and the chief seats in the synagogues, and to sit in the uppermost rooms at feasts,

"Beware of the scribes, which desire to go in long clothing: and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and chief rooms at feasts,

Woe be to you Pharisees: for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

He put forth a similitude to the guests, when he marked how they pressed to the highest rooms, and said unto them, "When thou art bidden to a wedding of any man, sit not down in the highest room, lest a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him, and he that bade both him and thee, come and say to thee, 'Give this man room.' And thou then begin with shame to take the lowest room.read more.
But rather, when thou art bidden, go and sit in the lowest room, that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, 'Friend, sit up higher.' Then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

that is to say: praise, honour, and immortality, to them which continue in good doing, and seek eternal life.

and therefore make provision for honest things, not in the sight of God only, but also in the sight of men.

Even so, likewise, Christ glorified not himself, to be made the high priest: but he that said unto him. "Thou art my son, this day begat I thee."

And no man taketh honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and prease not into the place of great men.

Wherefore I thought not myself worthy to come unto thee: but say the word and my servant shall be whole.

Whensoever therefore thou givest thine alms, thou shalt not make a trumpet to be blown before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues, and in the streets, for to be praised of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

neither sought we praise of men, neither of you, nor yet of any other, when we might have been chargeable, as the apostles of Christ.