16 Bible Verses about Attitudes Towards Kings

For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

They say to him, Cesar's. Then saith he to them, Render therefore to Cesar, the things which are Cesar's; and to God, the things that are God's.

And Jesus answering, said to them, Render to Cesar the things that are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they wondered at him.

Now let them put away their lewd deeds, and the carcasses of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.

They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth to me.

I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?

Thus hath the Lord GOD shown to me; and behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.

And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn to them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.

Then said Paul, I knew not, brethren, that he is the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.

Let every soul be subject to the higher powers. For there is no power but from God: the powers that are, are ordained by God.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

By faith Moses when he was born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.

By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water of it was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.