48 Bible Verses about Commendation

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report.

ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.

He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.

Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;

And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.

And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.

When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

I receive not honour from men.

For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:

For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:

Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.

Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.

Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.

For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.

But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,read more.
By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.