46 Bible Verses about reverence
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Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us hold on to grace. By it, we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,
So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
During His earthly life, He offered prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the One who was able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
“You are to rise in the presence of the elderly and honor the old. Fear your God; I am Yahweh.
Furthermore, we had natural fathers discipline us, and we respected them. Shouldn’t we submit even more to the Father of spirits and live?
for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
submitting to one another
in the fear of Christ.
But I enter Your house
by the abundance of Your faithful love;
I bow down toward Your holy temple
in reverential awe of You.
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
“Each of you is to respect his mother and father. You are to keep My Sabbaths; I am Yahweh your God.
To sum up, each one of you is to love his wife as himself, and the wife is to respect her husband.
Therefore, dear friends, since we have such promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, completing our sanctification in the fear of God.
Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the Emperor.
Household slaves, submit with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle but also to the cruel.
And if you address as Father the One who judges impartially based on each one’s work, you are to conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your temporary residence.
God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,
more awe-inspiring than all who surround Him.
but honor the Messiah as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.
“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me? says Yahweh of Hosts to you priests, who despise My name.”
Yet you ask: “How have we despised Your name?”
“Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’
“Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as commander of the Lord’s army.”
Then Joshua bowed with his face to the ground in worship and asked Him, “What does my Lord want to say to His servant?”
When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell at his feet, and worshiped him.
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is: fear God and keep His commands, because this is for all humanity.
On that day the Lord exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they revered him throughout his life, as they had revered Moses.
The fear of the Lord
is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and discipline.
In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence
and his children have a refuge.
He said to mankind,
“The fear of the Lord is this: wisdom.
And to turn from evil is understanding.”
Let us go to His dwelling place;
let us worship at His footstool.
The Lord said:
Because these people approach Me with their mouths
to honor Me with lip-service—
yet their hearts are far from Me,
and their worship consists of man-made rules
learned by rote—
In the same way, wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, even if some disobey the Christian message, they may be won over without a message by the way their wives live
From Thematic Bible
God, Glory of » Reverence
and His glory in the east;
for He will come like a rushing stream
driven by the wind of the Lord.
God, Goodness of » Reverence
Afterward, the people of Israel will return
This city will bear on My behalf a name of joy, praise, and glory
Reverence » For religious leaders for word of God » For God's name
who lives forever, whose name is Holy
“I live in a high and holy place,
and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and revive the heart of the oppressed.
“Tell Aaron and his sons to deal respectfully with the holy offerings of the Israelites that they have consecrated to Me, so they do not profane My holy name;
“If you are not careful to obey all the words of this law, which are written in this scroll, by fearing this glorious and awesome name—Yahweh, your God—
and declared:
be praised forever and ever,
for wisdom
Reverence » For men of God
Whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would stand up, each one at the door of his tent, and they would watch Moses until he entered the tent.
So they heaped many honors on us, and when we sailed, they gave us what we needed.
Now we ask you, brothers, to give recognition to those who labor among you and lead you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
The elders who are good leaders should be considered worthy of an ample honorarium,
Reverence » For parents » For rulers
He said to his men, “I swear before the Lord: I would never do such a thing to my lord, the Lord’s anointed.
Nevertheless, these dreamers likewise defile their flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme glorious ones.
Honor everyone. Love
Everyone must submit to the governing authorities,
Reverence » For Christ
Instead, immediately after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit
Right away
As He was telling them these things,
Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons approached Him with her sons.
Reverence » Godly » Awe » For God and sacred things encouraged
The commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.”
more awe-inspiring than
He has ordained His covenant forever.
His name is holy and awe-inspiring.
Reverence » For servants of God
Obey your leaders
So they heaped many honors on us, and when we sailed, they gave us what we needed.
Now we ask you, brothers, to give recognition to those who labor among you and lead you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
The elders who are good leaders should be considered worthy of an ample honorarium,
Reverence » For parents » Due to religious leaders
The elders who are good leaders should be considered worthy of an ample honorarium,
Remember your leaders who have spoken God’s word to you. As you carefully observe the outcome of their lives, imitate their faith.
and to regard them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace
Reverence » For the word of God » Its words sacred, not to be altered
And if anyone takes away from the words of this prophetic book, God will take away his share of the tree of life and the holy city, written in this book.
You must not add anything to what I command you or take anything away from it,
Reverence » For the aged
So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite replied:
while you are old;
therefore I was timid and afraid
to tell
and don’t despise your mother when
“You are to rise in the presence of the elderly and honor the old.
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were [all] older than he. But when he saw that the three men could not answer Job, he became angry. So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite replied: I am young in years, while you are old; therefore I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know. read more.
I thought that age should speak and maturity should teach wisdom.
Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and with all propriety, the younger women as sisters.
Reverence » For kings
He said to his men, “I swear before the Lord: I would never do such a thing to my lord, the Lord’s anointed.
But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the Lord’s anointed and be blameless?”
David questioned him, “How is it that you were not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”
Honor everyone. Love
and do not curse a rich person even in your bedroom,
for a bird of the sky may carry the message,
and a winged creature may report the matter.
Reverence » For God
one clay pot among many.
Does clay say to the one forming it,
‘What are you making?’
Or does your work say,
‘He has no hands’?
As Moses descended from Mount Sinai-with the two tablets of the testimony in his hands as he descended the mountain-he did not realize that the skin of his face shone as a result of his speaking with the Lord. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face shone! They were afraid to come near him. But Moses called out to them, so Aaron and all the leaders of the community returned to him, and Moses spoke to them. read more.
Afterwards all the Israelites came near, and he commanded them everything the Lord had told him on Mount Sinai. When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face. But whenever Moses went before the Lord to speak with Him, he would remove the veil until he came out. After he came out, he would tell the Israelites what he had been commanded, and the Israelites would see that Moses' face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil over his face again until he went to speak with the Lord.
“Do not come closer,” He said. “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
Then Abram fell facedown and God spoke with him:
On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning, a thick cloud on the mountain, and a loud trumpet sound, so that all the people in the camp shuddered. Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke because the Lord came down on it in fire. Its smoke went up like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain shook violently. read more.
As the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder. The Lord came down on Mount Sinai, at the top of the mountain. Then the Lord summoned Moses to the top of the mountain, and he went up. The Lord directed Moses, "Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the Lord; otherwise many of them will die. Even the priests who come near the Lord must purify themselves or the Lord will break out [in anger] against them." But Moses responded to the Lord, "The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, since You warned us: Put a boundary around the mountain and consider it holy." And the Lord replied to him, "Go down and come back with Aaron. But the priests and the people must not break through to come up to the Lord, or He will break out [in anger] against them."
Reverence » For the sanctuary
He told those who were selling doves,
Reverence » For magistrates
especially those who follow the polluting desires of the flesh and despise authority.
Bold, arrogant people! They do not tremble when they blaspheme the glorious ones;
Nevertheless, these dreamers likewise defile their flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme glorious ones.
Reverence » For parents
“Each of you is to respect his mother and father.
‘What are you fathering?’
or to his mother,
‘What are you giving birth to?’”
Reverence » For God's house
Topics on Reverence
Attitudes Of Reverence
Psalm 5:7
by the abundance of Your faithful love;
I bow down toward Your holy temple
in reverential awe of You.
Godly Reverence
Exodus 3:5“Do not come closer,” He said. “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
Reverence To God
Hebrews 12:28Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us hold on to grace.
Reverence, And Blessing
Psalm 128:1A song of ascents.
who walks in His ways!
Reverence, And God's Nature
1 Samuel 12:24Above all, fear the Lord and worship Him faithfully with all your heart; consider the great things He has done for you.
Reverence, And Obedience
Jonah 1:16The men feared the Lord
Reverence, And Social Behaviour
Ephesians 5:21
in the fear of Christ.