124 occurrences

'Honor' in the Bible

Moses said to Pharaoh, “The honor is yours to tell me: when shall I entreat for you and your servants and your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, that they may be left only in the Nile?”

for I will indeed honor you richly, and I will do whatever you say to me. Please come then, curse this people for me.’”

Then Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not urgently send to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I really unable to honor you?”

Therefore, flee to your place now. I said I would honor you greatly, but behold, the Lord has held you back from honor.”

and that He will set you high above all nations which He has made, for praise, fame, and honor; and that you shall be a consecrated people to the Lord your God, as He has spoken.”

She said, “I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the honor shall not be yours on the journey that you are about to take, for the Lord will sell Sisera into the hands of a woman.” Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh.

Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “What is your name, so that when your words come to pass, we may honor you?”

“He raises the poor from the dust,He lifts the needy from the ash heapTo make them sit with nobles,And inherit a seat of honor;For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,And He set the world on them.

Why do you kick at My sacrifice and at My offering which I have commanded in My dwelling, and honor your sons above Me, by making yourselves fat with the choicest of every offering of My people Israel?’

Therefore the Lord God of Israel declares, ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father should walk before Me forever’; but now the Lord declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be lightly esteemed.

He said to him, “Behold now, there is a man of God in this city, and the man is held in honor; all that he says surely comes true. Now let us go there, perhaps he can tell us about our journey on which we have set out.”

Then he said, “I have sinned; but please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and go back with me, that I may worship the Lord your God.”

I have also given you what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there will not be any among the kings like you all your days.

What more can David still say to You concerning the honor bestowed on Your servant? For You know Your servant.

Then he died in a ripe old age, full of days, riches and honor; and his son Solomon reigned in his place.

God said to Solomon, “Because you had this in mind, and did not ask for riches, wealth or honor, or the life of those who hate you, nor have you even asked for long life, but you have asked for yourself wisdom and knowledge that you may rule My people over whom I have made you king,

wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings who were before you has possessed nor those who will come after you.”

So the Lord established the kingdom in his control, and all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had great riches and honor.

Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor; and he allied himself by marriage with Ahab.

They opposed Uzziah the king and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron who are consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful and will have no honor from the Lord God.”

Now Hezekiah had immense riches and honor; and he made for himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields and all kinds of valuable articles,

When the king’s edict which he will make is heard throughout all his kingdom, great as it is, then all women will give honor to their husbands, great and small.”

The king said, “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?” Then the king’s servants who attended him said, “Nothing has been done for him.”

So Haman came in and the king said to him, “What is to be done for the man whom the king desires to honor?” And Haman said to himself, “Whom would the king desire to honor more than me?”

Then Haman said to the king, “For the man whom the king desires to honor,

and let the robe and the horse be handed over to one of the king’s most noble princes and let them array the man whom the king desires to honor and lead him on horseback through the city square, and proclaim before him, ‘Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king desires to honor.’”

So Haman took the robe and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and led him on horseback through the city square, and proclaimed before him, “Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king desires to honor.”

For the Jews there was light and gladness and joy and honor.

“His sons achieve honor, but he does not know it;Or they become insignificant, but he does not perceive it.

“Terrors are turned against me;They pursue my honor as the wind,And my prosperity has passed away like a cloud.

“Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity,And clothe yourself with honor and majesty.

O sons of men, how long will my honor become a reproach?How long will you love what is worthless and aim at deception? Selah.

“Prize her, and she will exalt you;She will honor you if you embrace her.

Do not claim honor in the presence of the king,And do not stand in the place of great men;

a man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires; yet God has not empowered him to eat from them, for a foreigner enjoys them. This is vanity and a severe affliction.

Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor.

“This one will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’;And that one will call on the name of Jacob;And another will write on his hand, ‘Belonging to the Lord,’And will name Israel’s name with honor.

“For the sake of Jacob My servant,And Israel My chosen one,I have also called you by your name;I have given you a title of honorThough you have not known Me.

“If because of the sabbath, you turn your footFrom doing your own pleasure on My holy day,And call the sabbath a delight, the holy day of the Lord honorable,And honor it, desisting from your own ways,From seeking your own pleasureAnd speaking your own word,

‘From them will proceed thanksgivingAnd the voice of those who celebrate;And I will multiply them and they will not be diminished;I will also honor them and they will not be insignificant.

The presence of the Lord has scattered them,He will not continue to regard them;They did not honor the priests,They did not favor the elders.

But if you declare the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts and a reward and great honor; therefore declare to me the dream and its interpretation.”

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and His ways just, and He is able to humble those who walk in pride.”

In his place a despicable person will arise, on whom the honor of kingship has not been conferred, but he will come in a time of tranquility and seize the kingdom by intrigue.

But instead he will honor a god of fortresses, a god whom his fathers did not know; he will honor him with gold, silver, costly stones and treasures.

He will take action against the strongest of fortresses with the help of a foreign god; he will give great honor to those who acknowledge him and will cause them to rule over the many, and will parcel out land for a price.

“You will be filled with disgrace rather than honor.Now you yourself drink and expose your own nakedness.The cup in the Lord’s right hand will come around to you,And utter disgrace will come upon your glory.

Yes, it is He who will build the temple of the Lord, and He who will bear the honor and sit and rule on His throne. Thus, He will be a priest on His throne, and the counsel of peace will be between the two offices.”’

“‘A son honors his father, and a servant his master. Then if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is My respect?’ says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests who despise My name. But you say, ‘How have we despised Your name?’

If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to give honor to My name,” says the Lord of hosts, “then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings; and indeed, I have cursed them already, because you are not taking it to heart.

And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.”

he is not to honor his father or his mother.’ And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues,

Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household.”

and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,

And He began speaking a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them,

“When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him,

But when you are invited, go and recline at the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you.

“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love respectful greetings in the market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,

For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.

but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

and those members of the body which we deem less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable,

whereas our more presentable members have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked,

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Definition
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אדר 
'adar 
Usage: 3

דּבשׁ 
D@bash 
Usage: 54

הדר 
Hadar 
Usage: 7

הדּר 
Hadar (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

הדר 
Hadar (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

הדר 
Hadar 
Usage: 30

הדרה 
Hadarah 
Usage: 5

הוד 
Howd 
Usage: 24

יער 
Ya`ar 
Usage: 58

יערה 
Ya`arah 
Usage: 2

יקר 
Y@qar 
Usage: 17

יקר 
Y@qar (Aramaic) 
Usage: 7

יקר 
Yaqar 
Usage: 36

כּבד כּבד 
Kabad 
Usage: 114

כּבד כּבוד 
Kabowd 
Usage: 200

נפת 
Nopheth 
Usage: 5

צוּף 
Tsuwph 
Usage: 2

תּפארת תּפארה 
Tiph'arah 
Usage: 51

ἄτιμος 
Atimos 
Usage: 2

δόξα 
Doxa 
Usage: 141

δοξάζω 
Doxazo 
Usage: 42

ἔνδοξος 
Endoxos 
Usage: 3

ἔντιμος 
Entimos 
Usage: 4

εὐσχημόνως 
Euschemonos 
Usage: 3

εὐσχήμων 
Euschemon 
Usage: 5

καλός 
Kalos 
Usage: 62

κηρίον 
Kerion 
Usage: 1

μέλι 
meli 
Usage: 4

σεμνός 
Semnos 
Usage: 4

σεμνότης 
Semnotes 
Usage: 3

τιμάω 
Timao 
Usage: 7

τιμή 
Time 
Usage: 43

τίμιος 
Timios 
Usage: 14

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