45 Bible Verses about reverence

So they will see the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the east: for he will come like a rushing stream, forced on by a wind of the Lord.

And after that, the children of Israel will come back and go in search of the Lord their God and David their king; and they will come in fear to the Lord and to his mercies in the days to come.

And this town will be to me for a name of joy, for a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth, who, hearing of all the good which I am doing for them, will be shaking with fear because of all the good and the peace which I am doing for it.

Let this then be your prayer: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.

Give orders to Aaron and to his sons to keep themselves separate from the holy things of the children of Israel which they give to me, and not to make my holy name common: I am the Lord,

If you will not take care to do all the words of this law, recorded in this book, honouring that name of glory and of fear, THE LORD YOUR GOD;

And Daniel said in answer, May the name of God be praised for ever and ever: for wisdom and strength are his:

And whenever Moses went out to the Tent of meeting, all the people got up and everyone went to the door of his tent, looking after Moses till he went inside the Tent.

Then they gave us great honour, and, when we went away, they put into the ship whatever things we were in need of.

So take him to your hearts in the Lord with all joy, and give honour to such as he is:

But we make this request to you, my brothers: give attention to those who are working among you, who are over you in the Lord to keep order among you; And have a high opinion of them in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

And David said to his men, Before the Lord, never let it be said that my hand was lifted up against my lord, the man of the Lord's selection, for the Lord's holy oil has been put on him.

In the same way these dreamers make the flesh unclean, having no respect for authorities, and say evil of rulers.

Have respect for all, loving the brothers, fearing God, honouring the king.

Let everyone put himself under the authority of the higher powers, because there is no power which is not of God, and all powers are ordered by God.

You may not say evil of the judges, or put a curse on the ruler of your people.

But a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having had news of him, came straight away and went down at his feet.

And a leper came and gave him worship, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.

While he was saying these things to them, there came a ruler and gave him worship, saying, My daughter is even now dead; but come and put your hand on her, and she will come back to life.

But she came and gave him worship, saying, Help, Lord.

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, giving him worship and making a request of him.

And the captain of the Lord's army said to Joshua, Take off your shoes from your feet, for the place where you are is holy. And Joshua did so.

Let there be fear in your hearts, and do no sin; have bitter feelings on your bed, but make no sound. (Selah.)

But the Lord is in his holy Temple: let all the earth be quiet before him.

God is greatly to be feared among the saints, and to be honoured over all those who are about him.

He has sent salvation to his people; he has given his word for ever: holy is his name and greatly to be feared.

Give ear to those who are rulers over you, and do as they say: for they keep watch over your souls, ready to give an account of them; let them be able to do this with joy and not with grief, because that would be of no profit to you.

Then they gave us great honour, and, when we went away, they put into the ship whatever things we were in need of.

So take him to your hearts in the Lord with all joy, and give honour to such as he is:

But we make this request to you, my brothers: give attention to those who are working among you, who are over you in the Lord to keep order among you; And have a high opinion of them in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

So take him to your hearts in the Lord with all joy, and give honour to such as he is:

Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

Keep in mind those who were over you, and who gave you the word of God; seeing the outcome of their way of life, let your faith be like theirs.

And have a high opinion of them in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

And if any man takes away from the words of this book, God will take away from him his part in the tree of life and the holy town, even the things which are in this book.

Make no addition to the orders which I give you, and take nothing from them, but keep the orders of the Lord your God which I give you.

You are to keep with care all the words I give you, making no addition to them and taking nothing from them.

Make no addition to his words, or he will make clear your error, and you will be seen to be false.

And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, made answer and said, I am young, and you are very old, so I was in fear, and kept myself from putting my knowledge before you.

Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.

Get up from your seats before the white-haired, and give honour to the old, and let the fear of your God be before you: I am the Lord.

Now Elihu had kept quiet while Job was talking, because they were older than he; And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, he was very angry. And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, made answer and said, I am young, and you are very old, so I was in fear, and kept myself from putting my knowledge before you. read more.
I said to myself, It is right for the old to say what is in their minds, and for those who are far on in years to give out wisdom.

Do not say sharp words to one who has authority in the church, but let your talk be as to a father, and to the younger men as to brothers: To the older women as to mothers, to the younger as to sisters, with a clean heart.

And David said to his men, Before the Lord, never let it be said that my hand was lifted up against my lord, the man of the Lord's selection, for the Lord's holy oil has been put on him.

And David said to Abishai Do not put him to death; for who, without sin, may put out his hand against the man on whom the Lord has put the holy oil?

And David said to him, Had you no fear of stretching out your hand to put to death the one marked with the holy oil?

Have respect for all, loving the brothers, fearing God, honouring the king.

Say not a curse against the king, even in your thoughts; and even secretly say not a curse against the man of wealth; because a bird of the air will take the voice, and that which has wings will give news of it.

Cursed is he who has an argument with his Maker, the pot which has an argument with the Potter! Will the wet earth say to him who is working with it, What are you doing, that your work has nothing by which it may be gripped?

Now when Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two stones in his hand, he was not conscious that his face was shining because of his talk with God. But when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, and the shining of his face, they would not come near him for fear. Then Moses sent for them; and Aaron, with the chiefs of the people, came to him; and Moses had talk with them. read more.
And later, all the children of Israel came near, and he gave them all the orders which the Lord had given him on Mount Sinai. And at the end of his talk with them, Moses put a veil over his face. But whenever Moses went in before the Lord to have talk with him, he took off the veil till he came out. And whenever he came out he said to the children of Israel what he had been ordered to say; And the children of Israel saw that the face of Moses was shining: so Moses put the veil over his face again till he went to the Lord.

And he said, Do not come near: take off your shoes from your feet, for the place where you are is holy.

And Abram went down on his face on the earth, and the Lord God went on talking with him, and said,

And when morning came on the third day, there were thunders and flames and a thick cloud on the mountain, and a horn sounding very loud; and all the people in the tents were shaking with fear. And Moses made the people come out of their tents and take their places before God; and they came to the foot of the mountain, And all the mountain of Sinai was smoking, for the Lord had come down on it in fire: and the smoke of it went up like the smoke of a great burning; and all the mountain was shaking. read more.
And when the sound of the horn became louder and louder, Moses' words were answered by the voice of God. Then the Lord came down on to Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain, and the Lord sent for Moses to come up to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up. And the Lord said to Moses, Go down and give the people orders to keep back, for fear that a great number of them, forcing their way through to see the Lord, may come to destruction. And let the priests who come near to the Lord make themselves holy, for fear that the Lord may come on them suddenly. And Moses said to the Lord, The people will not be able to come up the mountain, for you gave us orders to put limits round the mountain, marking it out and making it holy. And the Lord said to him, Go down, and you and Aaron may come up; but let not the priests and the people make their way through to the Lord, or he will come on them suddenly.

Keep my Sabbaths and have respect for my holy place: I am the Lord.

Put your feet down with care when you go to the house of God, for it is better to give ear than to make the burned offerings of the foolish, whose knowledge is only of doing evil.

And to those who were trading in doves he said, Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a market.

But specially those who go after the unclean desires of the flesh, and make sport of authority. Ready to take chances, uncontrolled, they have no fear of saying evil of those in high places:

In the same way these dreamers make the flesh unclean, having no respect for authorities, and say evil of rulers.

You may not say evil of the judges, or put a curse on the ruler of your people.

Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

Let every man give honour to his mother and to his father and keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

Cursed is he who says to a father, To what are you giving life? or to a woman, What are you in birth-pains with?

Keep my Sabbaths and have respect for my holy place: I am the Lord.

Keep my Sabbaths and give honour to my holy place: I am the Lord.